Saturday, August 23, 2014

18. Flush (Hiaasen)

Noah's dad has a little problem with anger control. He tried to stop the Coral Queen casino boat's illegal dumping . . . by sinking the boat. But his bold protest fizzles: within days the casino is back in business, and Noah's dad is behind bars and out of action. Now Noah is determined to succeed where his father failed. But even though pumping raw sewage into the waters of the Florida Keys is both gross and against the law, turns out it's near impossible to catch the flusher--especially when he's already bamboozled the prosecutors, the local press, and even the Coast Guard. Okay, so the odds aren't good. But Noah has an ace up his sleeve--a plan so crazy it just might stop the polluting, save the beaches, and prove to the world that it's the owner of the Coral Queen, and not his dad, who deserves to be in jail.
-From the Publisher

26 comments:

  1. Q: What crime did the father commit?

    A: Dumped Debris into the ocean

    I think the way the author wrote the story had very well pronounced details. The author explained the book as if i was there.

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  2. Question : How did Noah prove that his dad was right about the Coral Queen dumping tiolet waste into the ocean?
    Answer : Noah and Shelly flushed fusha gel coloring and in the morning the fusha colring was seen from the beach to Coral Queen.

    I think the that Noah also did something bad while also doing good he kept on flushing water which is wasting energy .

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  3. Q: What does Abbey do to try to prove that Dusty Muleman is dumping sewage into the ocean from his casino boat?
    A: She climbs the tuna tower, which is the basket above the deck on the Coral Queen (the gambling boat), and videotapes the Coral Queen's crew pumping pollutants. The only problem with her plan was that the camera she used wasn't high quality, so the video was blurry.

    I think Noah and Abbey (brother and sister) are smart because they add fuchsia dye into the toilet water on the Coral Queen so that everyone saw that Dusty Muleman emptied the holding tanks of the toilets into the ocean. Dumping like that harms the environment, and it's also really gross.

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  4. Q: what did noah,abbey, and shelly do to prove that the Coral Queen was flushing their holding tank into the ships basen?
    A: they flushed food coolering into the ships toilets so that when it was found in the ocean they would have proof.

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  5. I love how at the end of the story they find out that Jasper.jr and Bull blew up the Coral Queen by spitting out sigars into a firework barrel

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  6. Q: What are the kids trying to save?
    A: The water around the Florida Keys because poop is being dumped into the ocean.

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  7. Q: where was abbey when she was out in the middle of the night?

    A: at the watch tower getting a video of Dusty Muleman dumping waste the water

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  8. Q: Why did noah's dad get arrested?

    A: Because he sunk dusty muleman's casino boat.

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  9. Q: How did Abbey prove that Dusty Muleman was dumping waste into the sea?
    A: Abbey proved Dusty was dumping waste into the ocean by watching and taking a video.
    Q: How did Noah prove that Dusty Muleman was dumping waste into the ocean?
    A: Noah proved Dusty was dumping waste into the sea by putting fuchsia gel in the water so everyone could see.

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  10. Q:At the end, why did Noah's father punch all the doors in the house?

    A:He was so mad that the Coral Queen was opening again. He ended up getting fractures on his knuckles.

    I can understand why Noah's dad is so mad, but I think sinking the boat is was out of his mind.

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  11. Q: Who set fire to the Coral Queen, why, and how.

    A: Jasper Jr and Bull because when Jasper had a cigarette, he spat it out, and it landed in fireworks which ignited, and the fuel tank blew up.

    I think it was irresponsible of Jasper and Bull to get beer and cigars.

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  12. I loved when the detective came into the Underwoods' house and asked the father a bunch of questions. I liked how Dusty Muleman always got away with dumping the sewage into the water, but then got caught at the end.

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  13. I was surprised when the old man came into the fight with Jasper Jr and Bull and Abbey and Noah and made Jasper let go of Noah and Abbey let go of Bull's ear. I predicted that it was his grandfather at the time, but was still surprised that it was him.

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  14. why did abbey and noahs dad go to jail?
    because he sunk dusty mulemans boat
    why did he sink the boat?
    Because the owner was putting poop in the water and that was floating down to sea

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  15. Q1. Where was Noah's father raised?
    A1. He was raised in Florida.

    Q2. Whose boat did Noah's father sink?
    A2. Dusty Muleman

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  16. Q: What was the plan to get Dust Muleman out of commission?
    A: Operation Royal Flush.
    Q: How did Noah's dad brake his hands?
    A: By punching the doors.

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  17. Q: How did Noah's parents meet
    A: They met paying for speeding tickets

    Q: What was the weather phenomenon everyone in the keys knew about
    A: The green flash

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  18. Q:Why didn't Noah's dad let his wife bail him out of jail?

    A:He said that he deserved to be in jail and he did the wrong thing

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  19. Q:How did Noah's dad go to jail?

    A:Noah's dad sunk Dusty Muleman's casino boat

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  20. Q:What were the red spots on Shelly's car

    A:ketchup

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  21. Q:Why did Dusty's boat burn down
    A: Because Jasper jr and Bull started smoking

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  22. Q: Why did Noah's dad get sent to prison?
    A: He sank the Coral Queen, Dusty Muleman's Boat.

    I thought it was funny when Noah's dad punched the door because nobody tries to break their hands by punching a door.

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  23. Q: Why did Dusty Muleman dump sewage into the ocean?
    A: He wouldn't have to pay money to have the sewage dumped the right way. He is cheap, and he did not care about Thunder Beach or the turtles.

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  24. Q: Who burned down Dusty's boat?
    A: Jasper Jr. and Bull, who was also kind of involved.

    Q: Why did Dusty only get a small fine for dumping "waste" into the ocean?
    A: Because he blackmailed the judges.

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  25. Q: Why did Noah and Abbey's Dad go to jail?
    A: He sank Dusty's ship and wanted to bring attention to Dusty's scam.

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