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