Questions and CORRECT Answers
What photosynthetic process was Mrs Starch asking her students to explain - CORRECT
ANSWER - Calvin Cycle
What is the name of the student who always raised his hand in class and Mrs. Starch ignored -
CORRECT ANSWER - Graham
What topic did Mrs starch require Marta to write on after she threw up in class - CORRECT
ANSWER - Regurgitation, listing the 5 major muscles used to do so
What was Mrs Starch's school wardrobe - CORRECT ANSWER - Polyester pants suit in
one of 4 faded pastel colors and drab brown flats
What was the shape of the mark on Mrs starch's chin - CORRECT ANSWER - Anvil
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What was Duane's first nickname and what did it change to and why - CORRECT
ANSWER - Duane the dweeb to Smoke because one summer he grew 5 inches and gained
thirty pounds and said he wanted to be called Smoke..kids thought it was because he was a pyro
What topic did Duane have to write about for Mrs Starch - CORRECT ANSWER - 500
words on pimples and had to be funny
What did Duane say to Mrs Starch about writing the essay and then what does he do -
CORRECT ANSWER - Get out of my face or you will be sorry and then he chews up and
eats her pencil
,Where was the class field trip - CORRECT ANSWER - Black Vine Swamp which was
near the Big Cypress Preserve
What was Nick's dad's job and where was he living - CORRECT ANSWER - Captain in
the National Guard, last 7 months stationed in Anbar province of Iraq
What part of the national guard did he belong - CORRECT ANSWER - 53rd infantry
brigade called the gator brigade
How often did they talk to him - CORRECT ANSWER - Every morning by email
What was Nick's mom's job - CORRECT ANSWER - Guard at Collier county Jail
Why was Nick going to Truman, a private school - CORRECT ANSWER - Smaller
classes, better teachers, low freak factor
What did Duane Scrod Sr. do that got him sent to jail and why did he do it - CORRECT
ANSWER - 6 months in jail for burning down a Chevy dealership in Port Charlotte
because the transmission blew in his Tahoe and they wouldn't replace it.
Who is the headmaster of the Truman School - CORRECT ANSWER - Dr. Dressler
What were a few rumors about Mrs Starch - CORRECT ANSWER - Lived alone, divorced
or widowed, house filled with stuffed animals, kept 53 snakes at pets including a diamondback
rattler
What was in the driveway at the Scrod house - CORRECT ANSWER - Pickup truck,
motorcycle with crooked handle bars, mud splattered ATV, dented minivan missing 2 doors,
SUV with BOYCOTT SMITHERS CHEVY painted on the side
, What pet does Duane Scrod Sr. have and what is its name - CORRECT ANSWER -
Macaw, Nadine
How many languages does the bird speak - CORRECT ANSWER - 3--English, French and
German
What does Duane Sr. call his son - CORRECT ANSWER - DJ
Why does Duane Sr. says his son has an iron stomach - CORRECT ANSWER - When he
was little he ate rocks, oyster shells, lug nuts, and piano wire
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What does Mrs starch say the students should lather up with before the field trip - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sunblock, bug juice, lip balm What did the students have to keep track of on
the field trip? Everything they see, insects,mammals, birds,trees What kind of car did mrs starch
drive and what was the license plate? Blue prius, SAVE THE MANATEE What was Nick hoping
to see on the field trip? Panther
What did Marta's mom wants her to bring home from the swamp - CORRECT ANSWER -
A ghost orchid
What did Marta ask Nick to do that he really didn't want to do - CORRECT ANSWER -
Put sunblock on her face and ears because basal skin cancer runs in her family
What teacher were Marta and Nick with on the field trip and what was his specialty - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mr. Neal, botany
Why were the students not getting eaten by mosquitos on the trip - CORRECT ANSWER -
mosquito fish were eating up the baby mosquitoes