Me and Marvin Gardens Flashcards
Since the Devlins originally owned the land 100 years ago, what did Obe do to each newly built house to mark the territory as the Devlin’s?
He buried something of his or his family’s on the property as it was being built.
Which game did Obe play with his dad that gave him the idea to name the part pig part dog animal Marvin Gardens?
Monopoly
What did Obe collect out of the creek everyday?
Trash
Why weren’t Tommy and Obe friends anymore?
Tommy started hanging out with the kids in the development, and Obe thought they were making bad choices
What did Marvin Gardens eat?
Plastic
Obe’s best friend Annie was called Putrid Annie by the kids at school. Why did they call her that?
Because she threw up at school
Why does Obe get nosebleeds?
Tommy sucker punched him in the nose because of the turf war.
What color food and drinks would Obe refuse to consume?
Blue
Why did Tommy get suspended?
He kissed Annie on the bus without her permission because she was on the list that Mike and the neighborhood boys made
What was the problem with Marvin Garden’s scat?
Not only did it smell really bad, but it was toxic and melting things.
What did Marvin get shot with?
A blue paintball
When Obe petted Marvin, what did he think Marvin felt like?
Algae, snot, goo, or jello
What happened to Obe Devlin’s cornfield that made him unhappy?
It was made into a housing development.
When Obe and Bernadette played Monopoly with their Dad, how did they think he managed to win all the time? They thought he was stealing money from the bank.
They thought he was stealing money from the bank.
When Obe found the neighborhood boys fort in the woods, what did he discover that upset him?
A trap set up with plastic to lure Marvin in. The trap was booby-trapped with a rope a spear to kill Marvin.
