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.