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Josh and his two friends look for the person who stole a peregrine falcon from its nest.
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 did you learn about peregrine falcons in this first chapter?
Page 4 — They are almost extinct; they have multiple eggs/babies at a time; they are private and don’t like to be disturbed; they build their nests in trees; if humans disturb their nests, the parents might abandon the babies; falcons have a mother and father that stay together to help them grow up
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Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What is Josh’s reasoning that an owl or snake didn’t take the falcon babies?
Page 15 — Mother and father falcons are fierce and wouldn’t let an animal take their babies
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Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Who did the children see near the nest and why?
Page 19 — A man named Curt; he’s from the Department of Environmental Protection; Josh spoke with him on the phone; he was checking out the nest and told the kids to stay away from the area
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Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why did Ruth Rose name the baby falcon Flash?
Page 25 — He moves so quickly
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What’s the result of someone trimming Flash’s wings?
Page 27 — He couldn’t fly
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Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What was suspicious about Grace watching them from the diner?
Page 38 — She was reading a magazine about falcons
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Predict who you think took Flash out of his cage.
Page 44 — Listen to your child’s answer
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Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why is Grace at the top of Josh’s list as a suspect?
Page 48 — Because of Grace’s suspicious behavior; Flash bit her; she could have busted the lock on the gate; she was reading the magazine about falcons
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why did Josh and his friends look through a book about falcons?
Page 49 — To learn more about them; to learn why someone wants to steal Flash and the other babies
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What clues were found in this chapter?
Page 61 — The person who broke into the gate was wearing gloves; the falcon’s leg band had the letters and numbers GLKS-6-17
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Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 66 — Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose went to Curt’s cabin and heard whistling; they went to the shed and climbed in through the window; there were at least a dozen falcons in the cages; Curt saw them in the shed and slammed the window closed so they couldn’t get out
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Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
What puzzle did Rush Rose solve while they were trapped in the shed?
GL stands for Green Lawn and KS stands for Kurt Striker (his name begins with a K, not a C)
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
Why was Grace so suspicious during this story?
Page 83 — She’s an undercover agent sent to Green Lawn to protect the Falcon population
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