Story Questions

1. What did Andy and Jeff do for Mildred?
2. Why was the deal between Mildred and the boys good for each of them?
3. What did Andy and Jeff decide to do Sunday morning?
4. What did Jimmy Ray and Mica do to wind up in jail?
5. What is the most unusual thing about chuckawallas?
6. What illegal activity did the boys observe in the desert?
7. Summarize what Andy's father had to say about taking things out of the desert.
8. What did the sheriff do with the cactus-nappers?
9. Where did the sheriff wish he could ship Jimmy Ray and Mica? Why would this be the perfect place to send the cactus-nappers?
10. Do you think that people should be allowed to take rocks, cacti, lizards, or tortoises from the desert? For each item, explain why or why not?