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By Carl Hiaasen
Study Guide
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Chapter 1
1. Why did Noah’s Dad sink the Coral Queen?
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2. Why did Noah’s Dad choose to stay in jail?
3. Why did Noah admire his little sister Abbey?
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4. Where do Noah and his father spend Father’s Day?
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5. Why did Noah’s Dad conclude that the casino boat was responsible for the polluted waters?
6. What did Noah’s Dad ask him to do?
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Chapter 2
1. What time of the year does this story take place?
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2. How did Jasper Jr. respond when Noah apologized for what happened to Dusty’s boat?
3. What are some things that Noah thinks Jasper can do well?
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4. How did Dad Underwood know that it was the casino boat doing the dumping?
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5. How did Noah’s Mom feel when she heard that Dusty inherited some money from a rich uncle who died in an elephant stampede?
6. Where does Lice Peeking live?
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7. How would you describe Lice Peeking’s girlfriend?
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8. How did Lice Peeking know Dusty Muleman?
9. What was Lice Peeking’s real name? Why did they call him Lice?
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10. Why did Lice Peeking laugh when he heard about how the Coral
Queen sank?
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11. Why doesn’t Lice work for Mr. Muleman anymore?
How did Lice respond when Noah asked him to help his Dad get
out of jail?
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13. Why was Ma chopping onions?
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14. Why was Lice Peeking important to Noah’s father’s plan?
15. Why did Abbey and Noah decide to hide their plans from their mother?
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16. What does Abbey and Noah see in their mother’s bedroom?
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Chapter 3
1. Why wasn’t Noah’s father transferred to the stockade in Key West?
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2. What does Dad suggest to offer Lice and how much is it worth?
3. What did Noah’s father say about Nelson Mandela?
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4. When does school start in Florida?
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5. What does Noah and his friends see at Thunder Beach?
6. Why was it difficult for Noah to lie to Shelly?
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Chapter 4
1. Why did Noah’s mother have a meeting with Mr. Shine?
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2. How did Bull get his nickname?
3. What did Jasper do to Noah after he hit him?
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4. How did Noah take revenge on Jasper Jr. after being socked in the eye?
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5. Why did Miles Umlatt come to talk to Noah at his house? What did they discuss?
6. Why did Noah’s father have to give up fishing and become a taxi driver?
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7. Why is Abbey crying at the end of this chapter?
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Chapter 5
1. Why wouldn’t the deputy allow Noah in to visit his father?
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2. What did Lice Peeking do to Jasper Jr.?
3. How did Noah finally convince Lice Peeking to write a statement about the Coral Queen?
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4. What did Noah and Abbey witness as they hid and watched the workers on the Coral Queen?
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5. What happened to Abbey at the end of the chapter?
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Chapter 6
1. How did Abbey escape from the man who grabbed her in the marina?
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2. Why was Noah bothered by the newspaper article about his father?
3. Why was Abbey disturbed by the article?
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4. Why did Noah worry that his father would not have a witness to back up his accusation against Dusty?
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Chapter 7
1. What did Noah’s grandparents do for a living?
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2. How were Noah’s Mom and Mr. Shine planning to get Noah’s father out of jail?
3. Why did Noah purposely destroy his satellite T.V. reception?
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4. How was the plan to destroy the satellite T.V. reception spoiled?
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5. What happened to Noah after he dropped the poker chips?
6. Why was Noah happy to learn that the sewage tank was rusted out and empty?
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Chapter 8
1. What did Shelly’s “pistol” turn out to be?
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2. What does Shelly believe happened to Lice Peeking?
3. Approximately how much money does Dusty Muleman make each night from the Coral Queen?
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4. Where does Shelly decide to go to work, and why?
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How did Noah’s Dad get out of jail?
6. What motivates Shelly to help Noah?
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7. How was Shelly going to follow her mother’s advice. “Keep your friends close, girl, but keep your enemies closer”?
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Chapter 9
1. According to Paine, why did he escape from jail?
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2. What is a gag order? Why does the sheriff enforce it?
3. How was Paine able to get out, past the guards?
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4. What deal does Dusty Muleman try to make with Paine? Why does Paine think Dusty is offering this deal?
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What did Paine think would happen to him when the deputy came over? How did he react?
6. How did Thunder Beach get its name?
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7. Why did Noah tell Dad about the “d” word?
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8. Who does Noah run into on his way home and what happens?
9. What did Jasper Jr. hurt on himself?
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Chapter 10
1. Why didn’t Noah tell his family that he had been brutally attacked by Dusty’s son?
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2. What does Mr. Shine advise Pain to do after escaping jail?
3. What did the judge do to Paine to keep track of him until the case was settled?
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4. Why did Noah’s family keep close watch on Pain once he came home?
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5. Why does Shelly come to visit the Underwood’s house?
6. Why did Abbey sneak out in the middle of the night?
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7. What happens to Abbey in this chapter?
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Chapter 11
1. Why did Noah apologize to Dusty Muleman?
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2. Why did Paine have to go back to jail?
3. Where did they find Abbey?
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4. Where d you think Abbey has been?
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Chapter 12
1. Where was Abbey when she recorded the video?
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2. What was wrong with the tape?
3. What happened to Paine when the police came to the house?
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4. Why does Noah go into the filthy water the first time? Why the second time?
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5. Who is Billy Babcock and where does he work? Why is this important?
6. Why does Dusty never get caught when emptying the tank?
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7. Who shows up at the beach right when Noah, Abbey, and Shelly are about to leave?
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8. What do Noah and Abbey decide to do at the end of the chapter?
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Chapter 13
1. What did Paine Underwood get a new job doing?
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What do you think Noah and Abbey’s plan is?
What did Abbey do to Bull?
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4. Who came to the rescue for Noah and Abbey? What does he look like?
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5. Noah and his family look for the “green flash” each time they watch the sunset. The green flash is an actual phenomenon in the Florida Keys. What is it?
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Chapter 14
1. What do Abbey and Noah plan to buy with the fifty-seven dollars and sixteen cents?
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What is the code name for their secret-mission?
How did Noah plan to prove that waste from the Coral Queen was polluting the waters?
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4. What does Bull have to say to Abbey and Noah?
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5. Why does Bull say what he says to Abbey and and Noah?
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Chapter 15
1. What is Godzilla?
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How did Noah get onto the Coral Queen?
What was Abbey doing while Noah was on the Coral Queen?
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4. Where are Noah and Abbey’s parents?
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5. How did Noah escape from the ship?
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Chapter 16
1. Why didn’t Noah throw off Abbey’s backpack before he hit the water?
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What does Noah run into under the water?
Why was Abbey late picking up Noah in the boat?
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4. Who helps Abbey and Noah after Dusty Muleman and the “bald goon” pull a gun on them?
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5. What happens to Noah and Abbey once they get away?
6. Who is the old sailor/pirate?
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Chapter 17
1. What was Grandpa Bobby smuggling to South America?
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How did Grandpa Bobby get his scar?
Why did the government tell Noah’s family that Grandpa Bobby was dead?
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4. What made Grandpa Bobby return to help?
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5. What kind of gun did Dusty Muleman have?
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Chapter 18
1. How did Noah’s mother react when she saw the fuchsia trail in the water?
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Who did Noah and Abbey find asleep on the floor at Shelly’s house?
What did the “blood stain” in Shelly’s jeep turn out to be?
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4. What does Noah show Jasper Jr. and Bull that makes them afraid?
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5. Why did Jasper Jr. and Bull apologize to Noah?
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Chapter 19
1. Why didn’t Noah’s father speak to the press after Dusty’s convictions?
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What type of activities did Noah and Abbey get to do with Grandpa Bobby?
Why is Grandpa Bobby going back to South America?
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Chapter 20
1. How much money did Noah’s father receive as a cash reward?
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Why didn’t Noah tell his father that he was the one who made the phone call to the Coast Guard in his name?
How did the Coast Guard reward Noah’s father for his concern about protecting the environment?
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4. Why did Paine punch several holes in the doors of his house?
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5. How much did Dusty Muleman get fined?
6. Why did two police officers and a detective come to the Underwood’s house?
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Chapter 21
1. What did Noah’s mom show Lieutenant Shucker that proved that Paine could not have committed the arson?
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Who was responsible for burning down the Coral Queen?
How did the fire get started?
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4. What events confirmed Donna Underwood’s belief that “what goes around come around”?
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5. What did Noah and his family see as they sat watching the sunset?
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