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Dink and his friends unearth the mysterious truth behind the envelopes incorrectly delivered to his house.
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
Summarize what happens in this chapter.
Page 1 — Dink has received four letters from someone he doesn’t know. He lives in Connecticut, but the address on the envelope is to Colorado
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Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Describe Ms. Duncan.
Page 12 — Tall, black hair, dark squinty eyes, strong, demanding, from Colorado, she claims the letters belong to her, visiting Connecticut, anxious to get her letters, her mom died last month
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Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why do the friends think there is a secret message in the letters?
Page 22 — The name in the letters doesn’t match up with Ms. Duncan’s name and the date is not consistent with when her mom died; they think Ms. Duncan is lying to them; they found pinholes in specific alphabet letters
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Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What message did the kids find in the letters? The words, Jenny hidden on fifth envelope”. Predict what you think it means.
Page 30 — Listen to your child’s answer
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Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Were you correct in your prediction?
Listen to your child’s answer
How would you feel if you came across a stamp worth as much money as the kids had?
Page 41 — Listen to your child’s answer
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Who do you think the kids should talk to? What should they do with the man and Ms. Duncan parked in front of Dink’s house?
Page 51 — Listen to your child’s answer
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Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Summarize Ruth Rose’s plan.
Page 60 — She called the hotel and spoke with Ms. Duncan; she told her she knew about the stamp and said she has it; she’ll meet Ms. Duncan and sell it to her for $500 the next day; Ruth Rose is working with the ppolice,so the criminals get arrested
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Did the plan work? What happened?
Page 64 — The kids waited at the library; the boys were in the office and Ruth Rose waited at a table; the criminals came in and when they gave the money for the stamp to Ruth Rose she hollered at Officer Fallon and he arrested the criminals
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Who was the old woman reading about in the newspaper in the library?
Page 72 — Clementine Painter: the woman who the stamp had been stolen from
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What’s the mistake Otto Bird made that caused the letters to get sent to Connecticut?
Page 73 — He lost his glasses and couldn’t see very well, so he copied down the wrong zip code
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