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There’s sunken treasure off the Florida coast! On the day after they arrive for vacation, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose meet two men who are diving for gold from their boat, the Golden Goose. They promise to share with anyone who backs their plan. Is it too good to be true?
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 the setting in this story.
Page 1 — Key West, Florida; beautiful warm weather, beaches, ocean
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How did the author set up the mystery in this story?
Page 2 — Dink overheard someone talking about dough and a goose in the telephone booth next to him; the man in the booth had tan hairy ankles and had an eagle head tattoo
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Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Who did the kids meet in this chapter and what do their new acquaintances do?
Page 16 — Chip and Spike; they own a boat and dive for treasure
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Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Where did the kids explore in this chapter and what did they find?
Page 23 — Mel Fisher’s Treasure Museum; gold necklace
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Who is coming over to Grams?
Page 27 — Spike and Chip
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Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Explain how Grams know Spike and Chip.
Page 28 — The men came to the senior center and asked the people there to be investors
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Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why was Dink bothered in this chapter?
Page 41 — Something Spike whispered to Chip was very familiar to what he heard the man whisper in the telephone booth at the airport
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Do you think Dink has a reason to be suspicious? Explain.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What clue did the kids find when they were at the beach?
Page 52 — Chip and Spike’s boat was called the Golden Goose
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What is Dink’s backup plan to see if Spike has a tattoo?
Page 54 — Create a tattoo contest
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Should the kids have gotten on the boat without Spike and Chip’s permission? Why, or why not?
Page 61 — Listen to your child’s answer
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What predicament did the kids find themselves in?
Page 66 — Chip and Spike came back and took the boat out to the ocean; the kids hid and were trapped in a storage area under the floor of the boat
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Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 72 — Spike and Chip took an ax and chopped up the boat to sink it. They took off in the dingy. The kids came out of the trap door and jumped into the ocean
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Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
What was the conclusion to this story?
Page 78 — The coast guard saved the kids; Chip and Spike were caught, and the money they stole was given back; the gold the men had at the beginning of the story was stolen from a museum and the reward money was going to the kids; Grams invited the kids back to visit next summer
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