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| Who were Brady's best friends ? | J.T. and Digger |
| What is the name of Brady's dog? | Tilly |
| What kind of dog is Tilly? | A yellow lab |
| How long is the bus ride to school for Brady and his friends? | 40 minutes |
| What is Brady's cousin's name? | Carl |
| What is Carl's job? | He is a paramedic |
| Where does J.T. live? | Next door to Brady on a chicken farm. |
| What does Brady's father do for a living? | He is a waterman half the year and a boat carpenter the other half. |
| What does Digger calll Mr. DiAngelo? | The Italian Stallion |
| Why was Digger so mad at the Diangelos? | Because the DiAngelo's bought his grandfathers farm, tore down the house and built a mansion on it. |
| What did J.T. say when Brady said they should yell a warning to Mr. DiAngelo about the wind? | J.T. said he's too far away, he won't hear you. |
| What did digger say when Brady said they should yell a warning to Mr. DiAngelo about the wind? | If he's stupid enough to be out there, he can take what's coming. |
| What was Carl's girl friend's name? | Mindy |
| What is the name of the school Brady goes to? | Alexander Holmes Middle School |
| Why did Brady want to warn Mr. DiAngelo that morning? | There were dark clouds on the horizon and the wind would pick up once he left the creek. |
| What does Carl drive? | An old ambulance that the county uses as a backup. |
| What is between Brady and J.T.'s house? | A soybean field |
| Where does Carl drop the boys off? | behind the 7-Eleven next door to the school |
| Why did Brady's father show up at the school to get Brady? | So he could take his boat out to help look for Mrs. DiAngelo and Ben |
| Where did Brady's dad tell him to look for Mrs. DiAngelo and Ben? | He told him to check the smaller creeks off the river. |
| Where were they supposed to go if he found anyone? | To the marina at Rock Hall |
| Who went with Brady in his boat for the search? | Tilly |
| What is the name of Brady's father's workboat? | Miss Amanda |
| What did Mr. DiAngelo remember his wife and child were wearing when they went out in the kayak that morning? | Yellow life jackets |
| Who is the Miss Amanda named for? | Brady's sister who died when she was an infant |
| After Amanda died, where did Brady's mother go? | To stay with Brady's grandmother in Connecticut for almost 6 months |
| Where did they find Mrs. DiAngelo? | Downriver, near Spaniard's neck. |
| Where did Brady find Ben? | In the cove with is life jacket caught on an old dock piling. |
| What did Brady do after he pulled Ben into his Boat? | Took off Brady's wet jacket and put his own coat and baseball cap on him. |
| What did the ABC's stand for? | A is airways, B is breathing, C is circulation. |
| What did Brady do when he discovered Ben wasn't breathing? | He performed CPR |
| What did Carl say just before the ambulance left with Ben in it? | We've got a pulse |
| When was the first time Brady was interviewed by a reporter? | When he was 9 and a newspaper did a story on him being one of the yougest kids in Maryland to have a commercial crab license. |
| How did Brady find Ben? | Tilly kept barking and looking out until Brady saw his yellow life jacket. |
| How did Brady find out Ben had died? | His mother came to school to tell him? |
| What was Brady's first thought after hearing Ben had died? | Ben is never going to drink milk any more milk. |
| How old was Ben when his sister Amanda died? | 7 |
| What is the name of the town Brady lives in? | Bailey's Wharf |
| Where was Brady the day of his sister's funeral? | Carl had taken him to the National Aquarium in Baltimoer |
| How long had Brady's mom had her butterfly garden? | 6 years |
| What did Brady find when he was cleaning up the DiAngelo's boat house? | His father's cordless drill |
| Where did Brady hid the drill? | In his basement , in a cupboard under his Dad's workbench. |
| Why did Digger drill the holes in the kayak? | He hated Mr. DiAngelo |
| How many awards did Brady get at the graduation ceremony? | 2..one for being on the honor roll all three years and the other for being on the winning basketball team. |
| What is J.T.'s real name? | Jeremy Tyler |
| What does Brady want to do with his life when he grows up? | Design buildings |
| What are MRE's | Meals Ready to Eat
military food that comes in brown plastic bags |
| What is Diggers's real name? | Michael Griswald |
| Why was Digger called "Digger"? | Because he loved the backhoe so much |
| What is Tilly's name short for? | Tighlman Island, where she came from |
| What did Brady do when school was out for the summer? | He rode the train to Providence, Rhode Island to visit his Aunt Janet and cousins Kevin and Emily. |
| What did Brady see while he was at his cousins house? | A picture of his baby sister who had died. |
| What did Brady do to get rid of the drill? | He threw it in the river. |
| In juvenile court what is the judge called? | A master |
| Who did Master Williams remind Brady of? | His fourth grade teacher |
| What were J.T. and Digger charged with? | Murder in the second degree |
| How much money was in the envelope Brady gave to his dad for the lawyer? | $1,200.00 |
| What sentence did the Master give J.T. and digger? | nine months in a forestry camp for juvenile offenders. |
| When did Brady say was the best time for catching crabs? | Fall, before the females head south and the males burrow in the mud |
| What is the connection between Brady and Carl? | They are cousins. |
| What does Carl do for work? | He is a paramedic. |
| What is Brady's opinion about the Corsica River? | "It's a pretty river, but it doesn't have a heart
" |
| Who always waits for the bus with Brady? | J.T. |
| Where does J.T. live? | Next door to Brady on his family's chicken farm |
| What did Digger swear to J.T. and Brady would give him perfect skin? | All the antioxidants in green tea with ginseng and honey that he drinks. |
| Before Brady's parents bought the land they currently live on, what did it use to be and what happened to it? | It use to be a farm, but the barn and farmhouse burned down years ago before they bought the land. |
| What type of house does Brady live in? | A one story brick rancher his parents built |
| What two jobs does Brady's Dad have? | He is a waterman (fisherman/crabber) half of the year and a boat carpenter the other half. |
| When does crabbing season start? | April 1st |
| Where does Brady's Mom work? | In a nursing home. |
| How did the state legislature change the laws governing crab fishing? | They reduced the hours from 14 to 8 hours daily and stopped crabbing in November |
| Why did the state legislature change the laws on crab fishing? | They believed the crabs were being over fished and that they were becoming scarce |
| What reason does Brady's Dad give for the reduction in crabs? | Pollution and development
too many condominiums. |
| Who were Brady's Italian neighbors? | Marcellus DiAngelo, his wife and their son Ben |
| Who was Carl's girlfriend? | Mindy |
| What did Carl's girlfriend do for work? | Waitress |
| What did Brady ride to school in everyday? | His cousin Carl's ambulance |
| Where did Brady get dropped off for school? | Behind the 7-11 |
| Why was Brady concerned about Mr. DiAngelo? | Mr. DiAngelo was going to take his new kayak into dangerous waters |
| What activity in literature class did Brady, Digger and J.T. make into a game? | Finding oxymorons like, jumbo shrimp, military intelligence
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| What school did J.T., Digger and Brady go to? | Alexander Holmes Middle School |
| What was J.T.'s little sister's name? | Katelynn |
| What grade in J.T.'s younger sister in? | 7th grade |
| What injury did Kate receive and what was she doing? | Broken ankle during lacrosse practice |
| What is Brady's real name? | Braden Parks |
| Why did Brady's dad pull him out of school? | To help look for the person missing on the water |
| Who was missing on the river? | Mrs. DiAngelo and her son Ben |
| Who was the boat, Miss Amanda, named after? | Brady's sister |
| Why did Brady's mom go to stay with her mother in Connecticut? | She couldn't sleep in their house after infant Amanda died. |
| How long did Brady's mom stay in Connecticut? | Almost a year and a half. |
| Where was Mrs. DiAngelo found? | Downriver, near Spaniard's Neck |
| Who was responsible for finding Ben? | Tilly and Brady |
| What information did Brady remember from the fire station that helped to save Ben? | ABC, A-Airways, B-Breathing, C-Circulation |
| After being rescued, where did Ben go for treatment? | He was airlifted to Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. |
| Why was Brady against being treated as a hero? | He felt responsible because he didn't warn them about the dangerous waters. |
| What was Mrs. DiAngelo's first name? | Virginia |
| How old was Mrs. DiAngelo? | 30 |
| How old was Brady when Amanda died? | 7 years old |
| What incident proved to Brady that Carl was smart and had a good heart? | When Carl worked with the toll facilities police he stopped a woman from jumping off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge by talking to her. |
| What did Carl tell Brady he needed to do to move on from Ben's death? | Talk about it |
| What ultimately killed Ben? | Aspiration pneumonia, accompanied with exposure and water in his lungs. |
| What lie did J.T. tell Brady so he wouldn't come over? | That he was going down to North carolina to visit his aunt and uncle |
| Where was Ben's funeral held and why? | Leesburg, Virginia, where their family was originally from. |
| Why did Brady never want to return to the aquarium? | It reminds him of Amanda |
| Where does the story take place? | Chesapeake Bay, Maryland |
| What did Brady an dhis Mom make for the DiAngelo's? | Spinach lasagna and spicy bread |
| What tool is missing from Brady's dad's shop? | Cordless drill |
| Why did Brady lie and tell Dad that the engine on this boat didn't work? | He couldn't bring himself to go on the water |
| What does Mrs. DiAngelo ask Brady to take that was Ben's? | His hamster, tiny Tim |
| What does Brady's Mom and Mrs. DiAngelo have in common? | They have each lost a child |
| What does Mrs. DiAngelo go to Washington to discuss with her husband? | The future and the pregnancy |
| While Mrs. DiAngelo is away, what does she ask Brady to get in order? | The boathouse |
| What does Brady find near the boathouse while cleaning? | His dad's cordless drill |
| Who does Brady suspect might have something to do with the kayak accident? | Digger |
| Who does Brady decide to tell about finding the drill and his suspicions? | J.T. |
| What does Brady discover when he asks J.T. if he knew about the holes in the kayak? | J.T. knew and that Digger was also involved |
| What does Digger ask when Brady confronts him about the drill? | Where is the drill? |
| What does Digger remind Brady of to try and convince him to get rid of the drill and to shut his mouth? | That drilling the holes was his idea originally |
| After not talking to Brady for over a week what does Digger ask Brady? | What did you do with that drill? |
| Why does J.T. thank Brady? | For not saying anything about the drill |
| How does Brady travel to get to his cousins in Providence? | Amtrak / train |
| What is J.T.'s real name? | Jeremy Tyler |
| What is Digger's real name? | Michael Griswald |
| What are Brady's cousins' names? | Kevin and Emily |
| What makes Brady shed tears at his cousins'? | Seeing a picture of Amanda |
| What does Brady do on the evening he returns from Providence? | He takes a dinghy into the lake and dumps the drill |
| What does Brady's Mom give him the key to? | The trunk with all of Amanda's things. |
| Why didn't J.T. donate a kidney for his dad? | He isn't old enough
he must be 18 to donate. |
| Why does Brady ask his Dad to hook up the oyster dredger to the Miss Amanda and haul something out of the river? | He wants to get the red kayak out of the river. |
| What is the first item that they pull out of the river while looking for the red kayak? | An old grill |
| What is the name of the lawyer that Brady and his parents go to see in Chestertown? | L. Mitchell Anderson |
| On the day of J.T. and Diggers trial what happened that surprised everyone? | J.T. and Digger admit to the charge and Brady will not have to testify. |
| What statement did Digger make in court about J.T.? | He said he was guilty not J.T. J.T. wanted no part of it, he only kept watch |
| What sentence did Digger and J.T. receive? | Nine months at Forestry Camp in Eastern Maryland. The judge will review performance at the end of time. |
| What happened to the butterfly garden at the DiAngelo house? | They dug it up and took it with them to Virginia |
| What does Kate tell Brady when she sees him at the Food Lion? | That J.T. is doing okay, and that he wanted to write to Brady. |
| What project are Brady and his dad working on through the winter? | Building a small sailboat and naming it for his mother |
| What are the names of Brady's best friends? | J.T. and Digger |
| What is the name of Brady's yellow lab? | Tilly |
| What is the name of Brady's cousin? | Carl |
| What does Carl do for a living? | He is a paramedic. |
| Jumbo shrimp, military intelligence, pretty ugly are examples of what? | oxymorons |
| What is the name of the boys' school? | Alexander Holms Middle School. |
| What two big cities are closeest to where Brady lives? | Baltimore and Washington D.C. |
| What is the name of Brady's father's boat? | Miss Amanda |
| His father's boast, the Miss Amanda was named after whom? | His sister who died. |
| What city is just over the bridge from Brady's house? | Anapolis. |
| What is the name of the river? | The Corsica. |
| Who did Brady babysit? | Ben |
| What did Brady play with Ben when he babysat? | Lleggos (SP??) |
| What is Brady's real (full) name? | Braden Parks. |
| Ben was flown by medivac to what city? | Washington D.C. |
| What happened to Ben? | He died, he drowned. |
| What poster did Bradddy have in his bedroom? | Michael Jordon |
| What does Brady first feel guilty about? | He should have warned Mr. DiAngelo about the river. |
| What does Brady's father do for a living? | He fishes for crabs, he is a waterman. |
| What did Brady and his mother make to take to Mrs. DiAngelo? | Lasagne and bread. |
| What kind of garden did Brady plant for Mrs. DiAngelo? | Butterfly garden. |
| What did Brady, J.T. and Diggeer play in the old boathouse? | Pirates. |
| What did Brady discover in the boathouse? | His father'd drill with red paint on it. |
| Who did braddy first suspect of drilling holes in the kyak? | Digger |
| What kind of illness did J.T.'s father have? | Kidney disease. |
| Where was J.T. when he told Braddy about drilling a hole in the red kyak? | The chicken house. |
| What did Mr. DiAngelo catch the boys doing? | Smoking |
| Where did Brady go to visit his cousins? | Rhode Island. |
| J.T.'s grandma wanted Brady to stay for dinner; what did she serve? | BLT's and corn. |
| The phrase " a definate maybe" is an example of what? | Oxymoron. |
| What is J.T.'s real name? | Jeremy Tyler. |
| What is Digger's real name? | Michael Griswald. |
| How much money did Brady always keep in his wallet? | Ten dollars. |
| Where was the key to Amanda's trunk? | In the candy dish. |
| What movie did Brady and Carl rent? | Blade Runner. |
| What event in held every year in Crisfield? | Crabfest |
| What do you call a man who fishes for crab for a living? | Waterman. |
| What month did the accident occur? | April |
| What is Brady's attorney's name? | Mr. Anderson. |
| What is Brady's full name? | Braden Duvall Parks |
| What were J.T. and Digger charged with? | Second-degree murder. |
| Who was Tiny Tim? | The hamster. |
| What was J.T. and Digger's sentence? | 9 months in forestry camp. |
| At the end of the story, what were Brady and his father building? | A sailboat. |
