The Case of the Detective in Disguise
by James Preller
Grades 2-5; Genre - Mystery; GRL M; AR pts. 1.0
Someone is stealing brownies from the sandwich shop, and Jigsaw goes undercover to catch the brownie bandit.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- What’s the definition of “disguise”? To change your appearance to hide who you are.
- Why are Jigsaw and Mila making a poster? They want to solve mysteries and hope to receive business at the sandwich shop Jigsaw goes to after school p.5
Chapter 2
- Describe Ben. 5th grader; Jigsaw’s buddy; likes sports; received a football fort his birthday; nice to Jigsaw; not nice to Bobby p.7
Chapter 3
- 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. Yes, the people baby sitting him have had problems p.17
Chapter 4
- Summarize the case Jigsaw has been asked to figure out and how is he going to solve it? Brownies are disappearing after school; putting on a disguise so his friends don’t recognize him p.19
Chapter 5
- Summarize this chapter. 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 p.25
Chapter 6
- What does the phrase “stone in my shoe” mean? Use it in a sentence. Always been a problem; listen to your child’s answer p.36
Chapter 7
- Do you agree that Red Cap did the right thing to tell on Jigsaw shopping in the back? Why, or why not? Yes; to help the owners of the store p.43
Chapter 8
- Describe Solofsky. In 2nd grade with Jigsaw; wants to be a detective; calls Jigsaw by his first name, Theodore; mean p.50
Chapter 9
- Predict what Jigsaw asked Marc to do. Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 10
- Summarize this chapter. 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 p.59
Chapter11
- What is the outcome of the two mysteries? 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 p.67
- Were you correct in your prediction of how Marc helped Jigsaw? Explain. Listen to your child’s answer; Marc watched Mike from his window and saw he was eating brownies p.68