About
Dink and his friends Josh and Ruth Rose investigate the disappearance of his favorite mystery author, Wallis Wallace.
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
Describe Wallis Wallace.
Page 1 — He’s an author who writes mysteries. He’s from Maine and he lives in a castle. He’s coming to visit Green Lawn at Dink’s request
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Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Does Dink know for sure that Wallis Wallace has been kidnapped?
Page 17 — No
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What has drawn Dink to that conclusion?
Page 9 — In the letter written by Wallis Wallace, it said that he would be at the Book Nook unless he’d been kidnapped
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Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Explain what an itinerary is.
An itinerary is a plan of a trip, including the route and the places that you will visit.
How will the friends be able to locate Wallis Wallace using the itinerary?
Page 26 — They can reach out to each of the locations the author was expected to be at
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Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 28 — The friends learned that Wallis Wallace flew into Connecticut and was picked up by a taxi and dropped off to the hotel in Green Lawn
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Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did the kids find at the hotel that was suspicious?
Page 46 — Someone had checked in right after Wallis Wallace, but the signature of the name was smudged
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Who are the suspects so far and why?
Page 55 — The taxi driver and hotel manager; they might have kidnapped Wallis when they got to the hotel
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Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What does the phrase, “out of hot water” mean?
Page 64 — To have successfully escaped a difficult situation
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What is a cliff hanger in a story?
where a scene or chapter ends at a crucial, unresolved, or suspenseful moment to keep the audience engaged and compel them to continue reading or watching.
How was the end of this chapter a cliff hanger?
Page 71 — The kids heard the “help!”, but we won’t know what is going on until the next chapter
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
How did Ruth Rose conclude that Mavis is Wallis Wallace?
Page 75 — Listen to your child’s answer
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Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Were you correct in your assumption?
Listen to your child’s answer
What did you like the most about this story?
Listen to your child’s answer
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