No Promises in the Wind Chapters 10-11

Why did the people who had taken Joey in resent Lonnie?

• They wanted to keep Joey

• They were tired of taking care of him and thought he should have come sooner

• They were jealous that Lonnie got the older brother

• They were upset that Lonnie made more money than they did

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How did Joey help Josh realize that their dad was affected by the same circumstances that affected them?

• He had Josh call their mother

• He reminded Josh of how scary it was for them to survive

• He made Josh feel guilty about hitting him

• He made Josh feel guilty about leaving Chicago

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What did Josh feel he had to do before they went back to Chicago?

• Become engaged to Janey

• Buy new clothes for Joey

• Call their mother to be sure it was okay to come home

• Find a job to repay Lonnie for everything

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Where were Janey, Josh, and Joey invited to visit?

• The Nebraska state capitol

• The police station

• The Arthur residence

• The Museum

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How did Mrs. Arthur help Josh find work?

• She put an ad in the paper for him

• She asked a friend who owned a restaurant to hire him

• She talked to a famous conductor she knew

• She had him play a song on the radio for people to hear

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Why did Lonnie agree to take part of Josh's salary?

• He respected their need to pay him back

• He was broke and needed the money

• He had huge debts to pay off

• He was going to use it for Janey's college

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What did Lonnie do with most of the money Josh gave him?

• Used it for bills

• Used it for medicine for his mother

• Saved it for the boys to use when they went home

• Saved it to help pay for Janey's college

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Why didn't Janey trust Josh's promise to return?

• She didn't trust boys

• She had so many people she loved leave and never return

• She knew he was lying to her

• She knew he had a girlfriend in Chicago

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How did the train ride home differ from the first train ride they took? (There may be more than one answer)

• They were with hobos they knew

• They paid for tickets to ride the train

• They got to eat something during the trip

• They didn't have to worry about being thrown off

• They were riding with a trusted adult

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What bothered Josh about how the restaurant manager advertised his piano playing?

• He called him an orphan

• He called him a lost soul

• He called him a "wild boy of the road"

• He called him a former carnival worker

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