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1. Who1.
finds
a diamond
ring in ring
the backyard?
Who
finds a diamond
in the backyard?
Who
gives Jeannette
6. Who6.
gives
Jeannette
a ring? a ring?
8. Jeannette’s Christmas present from Dad
8. Jeannette’
s Christmas
present
fromtoDad
10. Which
Walls child
aspires
be an artist?
13. Walls
Jeannette
Maureen
object before
10. Which
childgives
aspires
to be anthis
artist?
leaving
Welch.
13. Jeannette gives Maureen this object before leaving
15. Who stabs Mom?
Welch.
17. The street Jeannette and Eric live on (2 words)
19.
TheMom?
college Jeannette attends
15. Who
stabs
21.
At
the
zoo, Jeannette
petson
this
17. The street Jeannette
and Eric live
(2 animal.
words)
22. Maureen wants to live in _____ when she grows
19. The college
Jeannette
attends
up.
23.zoo,
What
Dad calls
anthis
escape
21. At the
Jeannette
pets
animal.
24. Jeannette burns herself while cooking this food.
22. Maureen(2wants
to
live
in
_____
when she grows up.
words)
23. What
calls anand
escape
26.Dad
Jeannette
Brian build this to protect
themselves
fromwhile
Ernie’s
gang.this food.
24. Jeannette
burns herself
cooking
27. Dad burns down the _____ on Christmas.
(2 words)
28. Jeannette tries to paint the house on Little
26. Jeannette
and Brian
this to protect themselves
Hobart
Streetbuild
_____.
Jeannette
from29.
Ernie’
s gang. constructs her own set of _____.
27. Dad burns down the _____ on Christmas.
28. Jeannette tries to paint the house on Little Hobart
Street _____.
29. Jeannette constructs her own set of _____.
Down
Down
2. 2.The
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citythat
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“attractedpeople
peoplewho
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referstotoherself
herselfasasa(n)
a(n)_____
_____
3. 3.Mom
_____.
_____. (2 words)
(2
words)
4. Dad’s hero, who visits Welch High School (2
words)
4. Dad’
s hero, who visits Welch High School (2 words)
“It’s
theJoshua
Joshua
tree’s
_____
gives
it its
5. 5.“It’
s the
tree’
s _____
thatthat
gives
it its
beauty.”
beauty.”
7. 7.Jessica
points
outout
this
quality
and Mom
Jessica
points
this
qualitythat
thatJeannette
Jeannette
and in
Mom
have in common.
have
common.
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says,“You
“Youhave
have
findthe
theredeeming
redeemingquality
9. 9.Mom
totofind
quality and love the person for that” about
and
love the person for that” about whom?
whom?
11.Jeannette
Jeannette
collects
_____.
11.
collects
_____.
12.Dad
Dadand
andJeannette
Jeannette
“_____
Hunting.”
12.
gogo
“_____
Hunting.”
14. Dad’s nickname for Jeannette (2 words)
14.
s nickname
forIJeannette
(2 words)
16.Dad’
Who
says, “Have
ever let you
down?”
17.Who
Dad says,
dreams
of using
to dig for gold.
16.
“Have
I everthe
let _____
you down?”
18. The Walls child with the most faith in Dad
17.
of Jeannette’s
using the _____
to digoffor
gold.by
20.Dad
Daddreams
pays for
final year
school
18. The
Walls_____.
child with the most faith in Dad
playing
25.Dad
After
herfor
accident,
Jeannette
becomes
20.
pays
Jeannette’
s final year
of school by
obsessed with _____.
playing _____.
25. After her accident, Jeannette becomes obsessed
with _____.
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1. Who finds a diamond ring in
the backyard? [BRIAN]
6. Who gives Jeannette a ring?
[BILLY]
8. Jeannette’s Christmas present
from Dad [VENUS]
10. Which Walls child aspires to
be an artist? [LORI]
13. Jeannette gives Maureen this
object before leaving Welch.
[GEODE]
15. Who stabs Mom?
[MAUREEN]
17. The street Jeannette and Eric
live on (2 words)
[PARKAVENUE]
19. The college Jeannette attends
[BARNARD]
21. At the zoo, Jeannette pets this
animal. [CHEETAH]
22. Maureen wants to live in
_____ when she grows up.
[CALIFORNIA]
23. What Dad calls an escape
[SKEDADDLE]
24. Jeannette burns herself while
cooking this food. (2 words)
[HOTDOGS]
26. Jeannette and Brian build this
to protect themselves from
Ernie’s gang. [CATAPULT]
27. Dad burns down the _____
on Christmas. [TREE]
28. Jeannette tries to paint the
house on Little Hobart Street
_____. [YELLOW]
29. Jeannette constructs her own
set of _____. [BRACES]
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2. The city that “attracted people
who were different” (2 words)
[NEWYORK]
3. Mom often refers to herself as
a(n) _____ _____. (2 words)
[EXCITEMENTADDICT]
4. Dad’s hero, who visits Welch
High School (2 words)
[CHUCKYEAGER]
5. “It’s the Joshua tree’s _____
that gives it its beauty.”
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Jeannette
Jeannettepeople who were
Who
finds
a diamond
in the backyard? 25. After2.her
Theaccident,
city that “attracted
that Jeannette and Mom have
(2 words) [MOUNTAINGOAT]
becomes
obsessed
with _____.
[BRIAN]
different”
(2 words)
[NEWYORK]
6.
Who
gives
Jeannette
ring?let[BILLY]
3. Mom often refers to herself as a(n) _____
in common. [LAUGH]
[FIRE]
16.
Who
says,
“Have Iaever
you
8. Jeannette’s Christmas present from Dad
_____. (2 words) [EXCITEMENTADDICT]
9. Mom says, “You have to find
down?” [DAD]
[VENUS]
4. Dad’s hero, who visits Welch High School (2
10.17.
Which
child
to be
an artist?
words) [CHUCKYEAGER]
the redeeming quality and
Dad Walls
dreams
of aspires
using the
_____
to
[LORI]
5. “It’s the Joshua tree’s _____ that gives it its
love the person for that” about 13. Jeannette
dig for gold.
gives [PROSPECTOR]
Maureen this object before
beauty.” [STRUGGLE]
whom? [ERMA]
leaving
Welch.child
[GEODE]
7. Jessica points out this quality that Jeannette
18.
The Walls
with the most faith
15. Who stabs Mom? [MAUREEN]
and Mom have in common. [LAUGH]
11. Jeannette collects _____.
instreet
Dad [JEANNETTE]
17. The
Jeannette and Eric live on (2 words)
9. Mom says, “You have to find the redeeming
[ROCKS]
[PARKAVENUE]
quality and love the person for that” about
20.
Dad pays for Jeannette’s final year of
college Jeannette attends [BARNARD]
whom? [ERMA]
12. Dad and Jeannette go “_____ 19. The
playing _____.
21. At school
the zoo,by
Jeannette
pets this[POKER]
animal.
11. Jeannette collects _____. [ROCKS]
Hunting.” [DEMON]
[CHEETAH]
12. Dad and Jeannette go “_____
22. Maureen wants to live in _____ when she grows
up. [CALIFORNIA]
23. What Dad calls an escape [SKEDADDLE]
24. Jeannette burns herself while cooking this food.
(2 words) [HOTDOGS]
26. Jeannette and Brian build this to protect
themselves from Ernie’s gang. [CATAPULT]
27. Dad burns down the _____ on Christmas.
[TREE]
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Hunting.” [DEMON]
14. Dad’s nickname for Jeannette (2 words)
[MOUNTAINGOAT]
16. Who says, “Have I ever let you down?” [DAD]
17. Dad dreams of using the _____ to dig for gold.
[PROSPECTOR]
18. The Walls child with the most faith in Dad
[JEANNETTE]
20. Dad pays for Jeannette’s final year of school by
playing _____. [POKER]