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David Ruggles
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How did Mrs. Griffin know that Susan was
lying when she said Mr. Griffin kept staring
at his watch?
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He wasn’t wearing a watch that
day.
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Who were the students involved
in the plot to kidnap Mr. Griffin?
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Susan McConnell, David
Ruggles, Mark Kinney, Jeff
Garrett and Betsy Cline
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Who or what does Susan say
was in the car with Mr. Griffin
before he “disappeared?”
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A young, blonde woman
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Give two things Betsy did to
provide alibis for the boys.
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1. Dirty plates from eating
chocolate cake
2. Stereo turned up loudly so the
neighbor would complain
3. Tape recording of the boys
horse playing in the background
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Who killed Irma Ruggles?
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Mark Kinney
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Why did Mark choose Susan to
be part of the kidnapping plot?
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Because she was a good student
and no one would suspect her.
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What reason did Mark give
Susan as to why his father
deserved to die?
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His father was going to place
him in juvenile detention.
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What did Mark want Mr. Griffin
to do before he would release
him?
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beg
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How did Mark plan on “taking
care of” Susan?
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Setting her house on fire.
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Why was Betsy late to the
kidnapping?
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She got a speeding ticket on the
way.
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How did David get his grandma
to sleep so that he could
participate in the kidnapping?
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He drugged her jello.
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Who was the only other person,
besides Mark, who knew about
the mountain waterfall?
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His ex-girlfriend, Lana
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What clue was found by the
waterfall, that led police to the
body.
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A vial of Mr. Griffin’s heart
medication.
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What clue led Susan to realize
that Mark had killed David’s
grandmother?
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His brown sweater
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How did Mark’s father die?
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In a fire
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Why did Susan feel different
from everyone else in her
family?
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Everyone in her family was
attractive except for her.
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Why did Irma Ruggles take the
ring from David’s change box?
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She thought it belonged to her
son (David’s father).
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What did David’s grandmother
like to do as a pastime during the
day?
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Watch game shows
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What did Mark do to make his
dad turn him in to the
authorities?
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Wrote some checks and signed
his dad’s name to them.
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Who was the senior class
president?
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David Ruggles
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What did Mr. Griffin do before
he became a high school
teacher?
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He was a college professor.
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What did Mr.Griffin and
David’s dad have in common?
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The both graduated from
Stanford University.
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Where does this story take
place?
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Alberquerque, New Mexico
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Besides Susan’s report that Mr.
Griffin left with someone, why
did the police think it was very
possible that Mr. Griffin had run
off and left his pregnant wife?
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They already had three husbands
reported missing in the last
month and in every case the wife
was pregnant with her first baby.
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