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Someone is stealing brownies from the sandwich shop, and Jigsaw goes undercover to catch the brownie bandit.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
What’s the definition of “disguise”?
To change your appearance to hide who you are.
Why are Jigsaw and Mila making a poster?
Page 5 — They want to solve mysteries and hope to receive business at the sandwich shop Jigsaw goes to after school
5
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Describe Ben.
Page 7 — 5th grader; Jigsaw’s buddy; likes sports; received a football fort his birthday; nice to Jigsaw; not nice to Bobby
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Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Have you ever felt like you didn’t need a baby sitter but had to have one anyway?
Listen to your child’s answer
Is Jigsaw going to find a mystery to solve at the sandwich shop? Explain.
Page 17 — Yes, the people baby sitting him have had problems
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Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Summarize the case Jigsaw has been asked to figure out and how is he going to solve it?
Page 19 — Brownies are disappearing after school; putting on a disguise so his friends don’t recognize him
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Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 25 — The students are learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and are decorating the halls in his honor; Jigsaw wrote Mila a secret code; something is wrong with Ben
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What does the phrase “stone in my shoe” mean? Use it in a sentence. Always been a problem;
Page 36 — listen to your child’s answer
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Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Do you agree that Red Cap did the right thing to tell on Jigsaw shopping in the back? Why, or why not?
Page 43 — Yes; to help the owners of the store
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Describe Solofsky.
Page 50 — In 2nd grade with Jigsaw; wants to be a detective; calls Jigsaw by his first name, Theodore; mean
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Predict what Jigsaw asked Marc to do.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 59 — Ben got his football back and Solofsky claimed to have found it; Mike said he saw the thieves and got the ball back, but Mila doesn’t believe him
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Chapter11
Comprehension questions
What is the outcome of the two mysteries?
Page 67 — Solofsky has Mike take the football so he could pretend to solve the case; the owner was sneaking brownies and eating them when he took out the trash
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Were you correct in your prediction of how Marc helped Jigsaw? Explain.
Page 68 — Listen to your child’s answer; Marc watched Mike from his window and saw he was eating brownies
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