A Long Stretch of Bad Days Flashcards
(178 cards)
1
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Who is the author?
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Mindy McGinnis
2
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Who is the main character?
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Lydia Chass
3
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What small town does Lydia live in?
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Henley
4
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What does it (mainly) mean to be a Chass living in a small town?
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Your expected to be good and kind which would earn respect from others
5
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What does Mrs. Pascale tell Lydia about her credits?
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Lydia doesn’t have enough credits to graduate.
6
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What is Mrs. Pascale’s first name?
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Gladys
7
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What is the name of the school Lydia goes to?
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Henley High
8
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What kind of school does Lydia want to go to?
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First-class journalism school.
9
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Who is the principal of the school?
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Principal Walton
10
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What conclusion does Principal Walton come to about Lydia’s credits?
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It was no ones fault.
11
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Who is Mr. Benson?
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The former guidance counselor that Lydia mentions as the person responsible for her credit situation.
12
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What did Lydia score on the SAT?
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1600
13
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Why does principal Walton want Lydia to keep quiet about Mr. Benson?
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It could tarnish Mr. Benson’s reputation and reflect badly on the school.
14
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What does principal Walton think could substitute Lydia’s history credit?
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An independent study project
15
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Where is Lydia’s publishing class located?
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Mrs. Wilhelm’s earth science room.
16
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Who is the sole senior of Cross Country?
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Brian Phillabrant
17
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Who is Lydia’s friend in her publishing class
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MacKenzie
18
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Who is the only famous person to come from Henley?
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CEO of a plastics company whos in jail.
19
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How many EPA regulations did the CEO violate?
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Roughly 35
20
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What is the name of the podcast that Lydia Started?
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On the ground in Flyover Country
21
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Why did Lydia start her podcast?
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To illustrate slice-of-life reporting
22
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Who runs the food pantry?
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Jennifer Phillabrant
23
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Who is Lydia’s fifth grade history teacher?
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Mrs. Levering
24
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What is the Prepacked Packs Program?
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Every kid in the elementary school would get a new backpack filled with school supplies.
25
Who is the senior class advisor?
Mrs. Nathans
26
What is featured on the podcast episode with Mrs. Nathans?
Blood drive and a reminder of why donating is important
27
Who is the school secretary?
Eva St. John
28
Who always does both morning and afternoon announcements?
Eva St. John
29
Who is Bristal Jamison?
A senior that has been suspended a lot.
30
Who hijacks the PA system to give a PSA?
Bristal Jamison
31
What reason did Bristal give for nailing a freshman with a baseball?
She thought they were playing dodgeball and it had nothing to do with the freshman dumping her little sister.
32
How old is Jude (MacKenzie's brother)?
Nine years old
33
How does Bristal's car look like?
Battered, rusty neon with four doors that don't match
34
What season are they in the beginning of chapter 3?
End of fall
35
What happened to the baton twirler from the class of '68?
She broke her ankle during the homecoming halftime show and smiled through the pain.
36
What type of hair does Bristal have?
Long dark hair
37
What flavor is Bristal's vape in chapter 3?
Strawberry
38
What does Lydia ask Bristal?
To cohost her podcast.
39
Who were the people hanging from the monkey bars on the kindergarten playground?
MacKenzie, Heather, Bristal, Jason Franklin, Lydia, Lyle Hunter
40
What did Lydia do to Lyle in order to hang on the monkey bars longer?
Kicked him in the groin
41
Who is the valedictorian of Henley High?
Lydia Chass
42
What emoji does Bristal first message Lydia?
Mind Blown emoji
43
What did Lydia's dad inherit?
A three-story brick mansion on nice street.
44
What is the name of Lydia's cat?
Uneven Steven
45
What is different about Steven?
He has only two front legs and has to use a wheelchair for his back half.
46
Where was Steven adopted from?
Humane Society
47
How did Steven get his injury
He was hit by a ditch mower.
48
Who was Henley High's "most recent golden boy"?
Jeremy Dayforth
49
What film college turned down Jeremy?
Ithaca College
50
What does Jeremy do now?
Works at Family Dollar and uploads bitter youtube videos.
51
Who is Abe Lytle?
Came from a long line of military people and was shipped out.
52
What happened when Abe returned home?
He was broken which led his wife to divorce him with full custody.
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Why did Abe claim to kidnap his child?
He thought it could keep the family together
54
Who did Abe drag from their seat?
Lawrence Horvath who was the bus driver.
55
How old is Lydia?
Eighteen
56
What is the long stretch of bad days?
In June of 1994, Henley suffered a tornado, a flash flood, and a body.
57
Whose body was found after the tornado?
Randall Boggs (only homicide victim at Henley the time)
58
What's on the front page days before the tornado hit?
Sweet Corn Festival and a coupon to dunk the mayor.
59
That last year, why was the tank inspected?
The dunkee developed giardia.
60
What is giardia called?
Beaver fever
61
Who mans the desk at the historical society?
Mrs. Gurtz
62
What are the names of Mrs. Gurtz cats?
Mitsy, Yo-yo, and Ranger
63
Why did Lindsey Pascale dump her lunch tray over Lydia's head?
Lydia's dad was defending the man who raped Lindsey's sister.
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What does the library smell like?
Baby burp and body spray
65
What does the historical society smell like?
Old paper, musty bindings, crumbling glue, and a war copy machine.
66
What date did the tornado hit?
June 13, 1994
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How does the label for the summer of 1994 look like?
Smudged with an old coffee stain
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What date was Randall Boggs murdered?
June 12, 1994
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What date did the flash flood occur?
June 14, 1994
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What time did the tornado tear the town?
Around four
71
What did Bristal's dad want to use as his mailbox?
An old microwave
72
What are the episodes that Bristal wants?
Randall Boggs murder and the ODOT roadkill episode.
73
Who was Randall Boggs' neighbor?
Bristal's cousin
74
Why did Mr. Bentley have to go to the emergency room for dehydration?
Bristal replaced the coffee creamer in the staff break room with ex-lax.
75
What is the Henley classic?
A wife beater and loose fitting jeans
76
Who made the June 14 issue in 1994?
Jeff Johnson
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Who was the daughter of the sheriff in 1994?
Bailey Foxglove
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How old was the daughter of the sheriff?
Sixteen
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What hairstyle did Bailey tend to have when she was in high school?
French braid
80
Why did Lydia's mom delete Facebook?
She got a vile attack on Facebook
81
Who was the president of the FFA
Bailey Foxglove
82
Why did Brandon Childress get three days ISS?
For hiding a vape pen in a ceiling panel in the boys bathroom.
83
Who slipped off the toilet when trying to put the vape back?
Jake Milhaus
84
Who ran the headlines back in the nineties?
David Swinton
85
How many missing people were there on June 15 1994?
They got it reduced to three
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Who was the local dog warden in 1994?
Linda Chance
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How many dogs did Linda have on June 15th?
Thirty-seven
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Who were the two missing people found on June 16th
Johnny Aldridge & Margie Hemming
89
Who was Lydia's first kiss?
Brett Johnson
90
Where is the gravel lot located?
Beside the shelter house at the park
91
Who in the 90s had a cellphone and loved to let people know about it?
Mary Jennings
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What does Bailey accidentally accuse Mary Jennings of?
Domestic violence against her kids
93
What's to the right of the stairs as you go up in Lydia's home?
A hunting mural
94
How old was Boggs?
Sixty-Five
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What road did Boggs live on?
Far Cry Road
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Who found Bogg's body?
Cousin Larry and a guy named Dale Childress
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Who is Dale the parent of?
Brandon Childress
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Who called the cops when Bogg's body was found?
Dale Childress
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What was Boggs' cause of death?
He was shot
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What happened to Boggs before he was shot?
He was beaten before he was shot.
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If not shot, what would have Boggs' died of?
Internal bleeding.
102
What drugs were found in Boggs' trailer?
MDMA, heroin, and cocaine
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What did the police find inside Boggs' slashed couch?
Some mice and some forty-seven cents
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What is the only name crossed out with the people found?
Denise Halverson
105
Where does Beck Parsons live?
Ash Park
106
What do people refer to Ash Park as?
Trash Park
107
What county is Henley in?
Markham County
108
What were the last names at the Civil War monument that Lydia hadn't hear of?
Mattix, Dovecoat, and Fender
109
When was the front-desk bell from the Fairlawn Hotel recovered?
1997
110
Who is Jessica Beckley's mother?
Carol Vosher
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Who did Denise Halverson live with before the tornado?
Erin Hendrix
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Where does Erin volunteer as?
At the food pantry out the Methodist church.
113
What is the sex of Beck Parson's baby?
It's a girl
114
What lane is Ash Park on?
Trillium Lane
115
Where is the new Civil War monument located?
Fairlawn Cemetery
116
How often is the St John aid station set up?
Annually at the country fair
117
Who is Henley's only physician?
William St John
118
Who is the St John station meant to memorialize?
William St John
119
Who is William St John in relation to Eva St John?
Great-great-grandfather
120
When was Henley established?
1827
121
What is the name Ballinger known for?
A man who played minor league baseball and called up a pitch for the Yankees for an inning in 1965.
122
What is the name Whitesides known for?
Making the prettiest women and the best apple pie.
123
What is the name Richardsons known for?
Farming on the same farm for nine generations
124
What is the name Lytle known for?
Signing up for the military and losing a soldier during every major conflict, in relation to America, since the French and Indian War
125
What names of the forgotten does Lydia mention on the podcast?
Mattix, Dovecoat, Fender, and Halverson
126
Who is the great-great-great grandfather of MacKenzie?
Harold Walters
127
Who founded Henley?
Abraham Henley
128
How many children did Abraham Henley have?
Twelve
129
How old was Abraham Henley when he died?
Eighty Eight
130
When did Abraham Henley die?
Christmas Eve in 1890
131
How many children did the twelve of Abraham Henley's daughters have?
Sixty
132
What is Lydia's dad's first name?
Brent
133
When did Denise disappear?
June 11, 1994
134
When did they report Denise as missing?
June 13, 1994
135
What color did Denise wear a lot of?
Black
136
Where did Bristal's grandparents used to live?
Far Cry Road
137
From 1980 to 2019 how many unsolved murders were there?
Over ten thousand (33%)
138
How many miles of county roads are there in Markham county?
380 miles
139
How many miles of township roads are there in Markham county?
337
140
Who does Larry do roadkill cleanup with?
Mike Walton
141
What is the fine for throwing litter out the window?
500
142
When did using a mass grave for unidentified roadkill start?
1981
143
What is Lydia's address?
555 Lincoln Street
144
How many signs were burned on Lydia's front yard?
Six
145
What did Bristals mom ask Bristal when she came home from the fire?
What color stitches she wanted.
146
What color fur does Steve have?
Orange
147
What have Lydia's parents living off of?
Lydia's college savings
148
Who is Bristal's probation officer?
MacKenzie's mom
149
Who does MacKenzie think committed the arson attack to Lydia's yard?
Bristal
150
Who occasionally snuck in ODOT to scoop road salt for their front walk?
Helen Gurtz
151
What is Bristal's nickname for her probational officer?
Jo-jo
152
How many downloads did Bristal's first episode get?
Over two-thousand
153
Who were the people in the photo Lydia initially thought was her mom?
Denise Halverson, Lydia's dad, & Dover
154
How long is the drive to the prison?
Forty-Five mins
155
What was the name of Dover's dog?
Dodger
156
Who is Dover's lawyer?
Lydia's dad
157
Where was Janice Pascale on June 13th 1994 when the tornado hit?
She was pulling hornworms from her tomato plants.
158
Who cleans and maintains the memorial?
Helen Gurtz
159
How long has Anita Levering taught the fifth grade?
More than two decades
160
Who has Dale Childress been sleeping with?
Randi Bean
161
Who does Lydia's mom say burned their yard?
Dale Childress
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Who does Denise Chivington claim to be?
Denise Halverson
163
Who found Denise?
Michelle Denney
164
What is Bristal's mom's first name?
Madison Jamison
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In the 70s, what did the Fairlawn Hotel used to be?
A brothel
166
Who owned the brothel in the 70s?
The Horvaths
167
What was Boggs' treasure?
An 1864 Indian princess copper nickel
168
Why did Dover get removed from the Chass family pool pass?
Dover snapped a lifeguard's bikini strap
169
Who was the marionette in Dover's time at high school?
Randi Bean
170
Who was Randi Bean's boyfriend in high school?
Mark Donnelly
171
What colleges have accepted Lydia?
Harvard and Columbia
172
How many bridges were out of commission after the long stretch of bad days?
200/348
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How long was the dog shelter underfunded.
For 10 years until 1995
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How many dogs were lost at the shelter when the flood occured?
Thirty seven
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What was the Fairlawn Hotel made from?
Old timbers
176
What did Dover give Denise to smoke?
Rat poison
177
Who was actually Denise Chivington?
Brent Chass
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What school did Lydia choose?
Columbia University
