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| Where is Bob Reeder from? |
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| Yonder Mountain, Virginia |
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| What are Bob Reeder’s kid’s names? What does Ruby notice about the names? |
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| Cedar, Peter, Skeeter, Jeeter, Rita; they all rhyme with their last name “Reeder” |
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| What nickname is Bob Reeder given? |
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| What is the phone number at The Roost? |
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| What is Grandpa Reeder’s name? |
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| How do the Reeders keep track of Bird? |
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| They tied bells around his ankle so they could hear him |
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| What do the Fuller triplets do in town on Saturday nights? |
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| Who is the best-looking boy in town? |
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| What type of gum do the kids chew? |
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| What does the A.H. stand for in A.H. Crawford? |
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| Who do the townsfolk buy their honey from? |
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| Where does Granny Butler live? |
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| What unique physical trait does Granny Butler have? |
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| Who does Bird think Ruby resembles? |
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| A girl named Jolene from Yonder Mountain who was eaten by a panther many years ago |
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| Peter’s younger brother Cedar has a bad habit. What is it? |
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| Other than telling Granny Butler of Ruby’s upcoming visit, what else does Aristotle the owl tell Granny about Ruby? |
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| “The mystery of Ruby June is about to unravel.” |
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| What does Ruby say to her biological parents each night before she goes to sleep? |
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| “Don’t forget me. Woo-bee is right here waiting for you.” |
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| What does Mr. Doctor “diagnose” Cedar Redder with? |
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| What are the four steps to “curing” cussitis? |
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1. Touch & smell some things that belonged to Cedar’s mother
2. Talk to dad about how he feels
3. Cry
4. Go to Mrs. Bevins and tell her he is sorry for making fun of her |
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| What is it that Rita Reeder has not done since her mother died? |
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| What is the name of the detective who comes to investigate Ruby’s story? |
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| What are the names of Ruby’s biological parents |
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| What is the name of the uncle who comes to see Ruby? |
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| What is Ruby’s full name? |
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| Who was Ruby living with when she went missing? |
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| Her grandma, Goldie Combs |
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| How is Uncle Christian able to prove that Ruby is the missing girl? |
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| He knows she was wearing a pair of underpants with “Ruby” stitched into them |
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| What did Ruby’s dad, Clay, do for a living? |
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| How did Ruby’s parents die? Month and year? |
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| Their car skidded on ice and into a train; February 1944 |
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| Ruby’s grandma tells her she is sick. What is she sick with? |
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| What deal does old Mrs. Rife make with God? |
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| She will quit throwing rocks if He lets Ruby come back to Way Down Deep. |
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| Why does Sidney, Ruby’s cousin, say his family was so excited to have her back on Yonder Mountain? |
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| Because she can take care of hard-to-please Grandma; he says she is “slave labor.” |
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| What item does Miss Arbutus send to Grandma? |
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| What does Ruby decide she wants to be called? Why? |
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| Ruby Jo; that is what her parents called her |
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| How did Ruby get to Way Down Deep? |
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| Miss Arbutus took her from her grandma’s porch; she took her on horseback |
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