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Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. Paine sunk a casino boat. (Chapter 1)

2. Prove that Dusty is dumping raw sewage from the Coral Queen into the bay (Chapter 1)

3. His bone-fish skiff (Chapter 3)

4. The motor from their johnboat (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. Noah jokes that Jasper’s meanness is partially due to his anger over being named Jasper. (Chapter 2)

2. Grandpa Bobby disappeared in South America 10 years ago and is presumed to be dead. (Chapter 2)

3. Paine says that “fighting is for people who can’t win with their brains.” (Chapter 4)

4. They are going to secretly watch the Coral Queen to try to catch Dusty dumping waste. (Chapter 5)

Chapters 6-10

Reading Check

1. A piece of the rusty septic tank (Chapter 7)

2. Red stains that might be blood (Chapter 8)

3. Donna (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. When she was a baby, Abbey was a habitual biter. (Chapter 6)

2. Abbey distracts Donna while Noah uses a fishing lure to knock their satellite dish out of place. (Chapter 7)

3. Mr. Shine and Dusty struck a deal, and the sheriff left the cell door unlocked on purpose. (Chapter 9)

4. Abbey has disappeared, and Paine wants to be able to leave the house to help look for her. (Chapter 10)

Chapters 11-15

Reading Check

1. Dusty’s head of security (Chapter 11)

2. Tropical Rescue (Chapter 13)

3. On a date (Chapter 14)

Short Answer

1. Donna knows that Dusty has only agreed to drop the charges against Paine as long as Paine can be cordial and stop harassing Dusty. (Chapter 11)

2. She took a video camera to the Coral Queen to try to get evidence of Dusty’s illegal dumping. (Chapter 12)

3. Shelly will flush the dye down the toilet on the Coral Queen so that they can track where the waste ends up. (Chapter 14)

4. Noah jumps overboard, into the bay. (Chapter 15)

Chapters 16-21

Reading Check

1. Grandpa Bobby (Chapter 16)

2. Ketchup (Chapter 18)

3. Jasper and Bull (Chapter 21)

Short Answer

1. He saw Paine’s television interview. (Chapter 17)

2. Noah thinks that losing his mother when he was young may be part of Paine’s motivation for throwing himself into causes. (Chapter 19)

3. He punches the door and walls, breaking both of his hands. (Chapter 20)

4. Donna shows the detective the hospital records, which prove that Paine was treated some time before the arson took place and that his injuries were broken bones, not burns. (Chapter 21)