1. Historical & Cultural References

2. Snooker  Snooker is played on a large green cloth-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions.  Imagine a pool table, but longer and with smaller pockets.  Uses one white cue ball, 15 red balls worth one point each, and six balls of different colors: yellow (2 points), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6) and black(7).  A player wins a game of snooker by scoring more points than his/her opponent.

3. Other References Two of our characters stow away in a boxcar. Pony talks about getting a yeller cur dog. The Socs smell of English Leather, a type of cologne.

4. Slang  Beerblast- a party the Socs have with alcohol  Soused- drunk  Quarter horse / pure quarter- a fast horse  Bluff- lie  Broad- female  Bootlegging- making/selling illegal liquor  Crocked- drunk  Towheaded- blonde-haired  Corn-poney- unsophisticated