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1. Who does the hunter find on his walk through the woods?

On his walk through the woods, the hunter finds a girl hanging from a tree.

2. Before the girl ends her life in the Wisconsin woods, who comes to see her a final time in her room in Chicago?

Before the girl ends her life in the Wisconsin woods, the Thalidomide kid and his cohorts come to see the girl in her room in Chicago.

3. Why is the Kid called the Thalidomide Kid?

The Kid is called the Thalidomide Kid in reference to his various physical deformities and Thalidomide being a chemical compound that is used commonly in the 1950s for morning sickness among pregnant women and that has a tragic side effect of causing significant physical deformities in babies.

4. What are Bobby and Oiler doing off the coast of Mississippi as the non-italicized section of Chapter 1 opens?

Bobby and Oiler are diving in the ocean off the coast of Mississippi, investigating a downed plane that is underwater.

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