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Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Bald Bandit

The Bald Bandit

by Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre – Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

There's a bank robber in Green Lawn! A red-haired kid took a video of the crime, but nobody can find him. Without the video, will the robber go free? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose must track down that kid--before the bandit does!

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Explain why the friends are excited after the detective’s visit. If they can find the high schooler with the video of the bank robber, they will each get $100 p.8

Chapter 2

  1. How will the friends take advantage of Halloween? They will knock on doors looking for a tall red headed boy who has the video p.15

Chapter 3

  1. Explain how Operation Redhead went. Not well. The friends didn’t find him or anyone who knew of him; Josh wanted to give up, but Dink wouldn’t listen p.17

Chapter 4

  1. What information did Dink learn from the barber? The Redhead is now bald so the bandit doesn’t recognize him; he found out his name and where he lives p.35
  2. Why did the barber give the information to Dink? Dink said they would share the reward money with the Redhead p.33

Chapter 5

  1. Why won’t Lucky give his video tape to the detective? He doesn’t trust him p.42

Chapter 6

  1. What convinced Lucky to hand over the video tape? The friends wouldn’t give his name to the detective or anyone else p.45

Chapter 7

  1. Now that the friends know the detective is the bandit, predict what they will say to the detective. Listen to your child’s answer p.53

Chapter 8

  1. Summarize this chapter. Ruth Rose snuck out of the house and got the police; Dink and Josh let the bandit in and hid the real video tape and started to give him one of Dink playing soccer; the bandit was going to kidnap Ruth Rose but she started to yell really loud p.54

Chapter 9

  1. List a characteristic the friends demonstrated at the end of this book? Explain. Charity; kindness; selflessness; compassionate; they gave all the reward money to Lucky to help him pay for college p.69

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Falcon’s Feathers

The Falcon's Feathers

by Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre - Mystery; GRL N; AR 1.0

Josh and his two friends look for the person who stole a peregrine falcon from its nest.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What did you learn about peregrine falcons in this first chapter? 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 p.4

Chapter 2

  1. What is Josh’s reasoning that an owl or snake didn’t take the falcon babies? Mother and father falcons are fierce and wouldn’t let an animal take their babies p.15

Chapter 3

  1. Who did the children see near the nest and why? 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 p.19

Chapter 4 

  1. Why did Ruth Rose name the baby falcon Flash? He moves so quickly p.25
  2. What’s the result of someone trimming Flash’s wings? He couldn’t fly p.27

Chapter 5

  1. What was suspicious about Grace watching them from the diner? She was reading a magazine about falcons p.38

Chapter 6

  1. Predict who you think took Flash out of his cage. Listen to your child’s answer p.44

Chapter 7

  1. Why is Grace at the top of Josh’s list as a suspect? 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 p.48

Chapter 8

  1. Why did Josh and his friends look through a book about falcons? To learn more about them; to learn why someone wants to steal Flash and the other babies p.49

Chapter 9

  1. What clues were found in this chapter? The person who broke into the gate was wearing gloves; the falcon’s leg band had the letters and numbers GLKS-6-17 p.61

Chapter 10

  1. Summarize this chapter. 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 p.66

Chapter 11

  1. 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

  1. Why was Grace so suspicious during this story? She’s an undercover agent sent to Green Lawn to protect the Falcon population p.83

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Empty Envelope

The Empty Envelope

by Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre – Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

Dink and his friends unearth the mysterious truth behind the envelopes incorrectly delivered to his house.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize what happens in this chapter. Dink has received four letters from someone he doesn’t know. He lives in Connecticut, but the address on the envelope is to Colorado p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Describe Ms. Duncan. 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 p.12

Chapter 3

  1. Why do the friends think there is a secret message in the letters? 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 p.22

Chapter 4

  1. What message did the kids find in the letters? The words, Jenny hidden on fifth envelope”. Predict what you think it means. Listen to your child’s answer p.30

Chapter 5

  1. Were you correct in your prediction? Listen to your child’s answer
  2. How would you feel if you came across a stamp worth as much money as the kids had? Listen to your child’s answer p.41

Chapter 6

  1. 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? Listen to your child’s answer p.51

Chapter 7

  1. Summarize Ruth Rose’s plan. 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 p.60

Chapter 8

  1. Did the plan work? What happened? 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 p.64

Chapter 9

  1. Who was the old woman reading about in the newspaper in the library? Clementine Painter: the woman who the stamp had been stolen from p.72
  2. What’s the mistake Otto Bird made that caused the letters to get sent to Connecticut? He lost his glasses and couldn’t see very well, so he copied down the wrong zip code p.73

Comprehension Questions – Jigsaw Jones Mysteries #27 The Case of the Frog-jumping Contest

The Case of the Frog-jumping Contest

by James Preller

Grades 2-5; Genre - Mystery; GRL M; AR pts. 1.0

Jigsaw Jones investigates when the champion frog in a frog-jumping contest mysteriously disappears.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize the introduction to this story? Stringbean is missing his frog and needs it back by Sunday for a frog-jumping contest p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Why do you think Stringbean’s frog went missing? Because of the construction going on in his house; it’s causing the frogs to go crazy p.11

Chapter 3

  1. Why does Mila think someone stole the frog? A lot of friends were over that day and whoever stole the frog wanted to win $20 from the frog-jumping contest p.21

Chapter 4

  1. What is The plan to find the missing frog? Put up fliers, talk to suspects; take Rags to smell out the frog p.28

Chapter 5

  1. Summarize Jigsaw’s conversation with Eddie. Eddie had been over to Stringbean’s house, but didn’t know Adonis was missing and thought to place his bet on another frog who belongs to the new girl named Sasha p.33

Chapter 6

  1. Summarize the interaction Jigsaw had with Sasha and Lucy? The girls did a hand rhyme; they had been at Stringbean’s, and thought the carpenter was strange; Sasha said there were a lot of workers going in and out; they wanted to help look for Adoni; Sasha told Jigsaw he should enter the contest p.38

Chapter 7

  1. Why is Slim all muddy? From going into the lake to catch frogs p.49

Chapter 8

  1. Why does Jigsaw want to enter the contest? To keep an eye on the race to see if anyone stole the frog p.54

Chapter 9

  1. Why is Jigsaw feeling down? He hasn’t found the frog and only has a couple of hours until the race p.61

Chapter 10

  1. Why does Jigsaw think the carpenter has Adonis? Tom was in the room with the frogs and has his equipment with him; Jigsaw thinks Adonis jumped into Tom’s tools p.65

Chapter 11

  1. How do we know Stringbean really cared for Adonis his frog? Adonis was sick from not having water, so Stringbean took him home and was going to take care of him; he didn’t care about the race, just his frog p.70

Chapter 12

  1. Summarize the conclusion of this story. Jigsaw’s frog didn’t jump in the contest; Slim won; they took the frogs back to Twin Lakes p.72

Comprehension Questions – Jigsaw Jones Mysteries #30 The Case of the Kidnapped Candy

The Case of the Kidnapped Candy

by James Preller

Grades 2-5; Genre - Mystery; GRL M; AR pts. 1.0

When the class's candy stash disappears, it's up to Jigsaw and Mila to figure out who stole it. There's more than one person with a sweet tooth in Ms. Gleason's classroom, so solving the mystery won't be easy.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What is love poetry? Why do you think Jigsaw doesn’t like love poetry? Poetry about love; Listen to your child’s answer. 
  2. Do you like love poetry? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 2

  1. Summarize this chapter. The class reviews what a poem is; each class member is to write their own poem about something they love; Ms. Gleason has a surprise for the class when their poems are finished p.5

Chapter 3

  1. Predict what Jigsaw’s poem is about? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 4 

  1. Were you correct in your prediction? Listen to your child’s answer
  2. What’s missing at the end of the chapter? Whatever was in the gum ball machine p.20

Chapter 5

  1. What evidence did they find in the chapter? Two candy wrappers; a paper with a note and chocolate on it; one wrapper was under Ms. Gleason’s desk and one near Mike’s cubby; one student bragged about knowing what was inside the gum ball machine and another loves candy p.23

Chapter 6

  1. What evidence suggests the boys were lying? Interrupting each other; stating one didn’t like chocolate; covering for each other p.29

Chapter 7

  1. Why do Jigsaw and Mila think Lucy took the chocolate? The writing in her poem matches a writing on paper that has a chocolate smudge p.38

Chapter 8

  1. Have you made music before? How? Listen to your child’s answer; clapping, humming, an instrument, tapping toe p.47

Chapter 9

  1. Why did it seem like the kids in Jigsaw’s class didn’t remember how to tell the truth? Several have lied about eating the candy and liking chocolate p.54

Chapter 10

  1. Summarize this chapter. Jigsaw and Mila found out that a significant number of kids knew about the kisses in the gum ball machine and snuck a candy; it started with a student watching Ms. Gleason sneaking a candy from under the sheet; Jigsaw was confused since everyone seemed to be lying p.55

Chapter 11

  1. Predict who you think stole the candy? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 12

  1. On page 71, the author states that, “Ms.Gleason was happy there wasn’t a thief in Room 201.” Do you agree with that statement? Why, or why not? Listen to your child’s answer; if most everyone in the class took a candy during the week before they were given permission, then they were dishonest and stole it 

Comprehension Questions – Jigsaw Jones Mysteries #26 The Case of the Double Trouble Detectives

The Case of the Double Trouble Detectives

by James Preller

Grades 2-5; Genre - Mystery; GRL M; AR pts. 1.0

Jigsaw Jones finds himself in competition with Reggie for the title of the best detective in town. Reggie relies on technology and charm to solve mysteries. Can Jigsaw prove that he is better?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize this introduction. Jigsaw’s eating dinner with his family; his sister is mad at her friends for telling a boy she thinks he is cute, but she found out the boy thinks she’s cute too p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Why is Mila worried about Reginald? He started his own detective agency, and she doesn’t think he can handle it p.11

Chapter 3

  1. Describe Reginald. 8 years old; wealthy; wears glasses; short; nice; lonely p.20

Chapter 4

  1. Describe Reginald’s office? Clean and large; leather armchairs and oak desk; thick carpeting; phones and other gadgets; four television screens on the wall p.26

Chapter 5

  1. Why was it difficult for Jigsaw to walk out of the room? He knows he can solve the mystery and wants to help Reg p.35

Chapter 6

  1. Define homophone. Give an example not listed in the story. Two words that sound the same, but have different definitions; listen to your child’s answer (ie. hole/whole; tail/tale; roll; role) p.41

Chapter 7

  1. Summarize this chapter. Jigsaw and Mila went to stake out Athena’s house and found Reg stuck in a tree; Jigsaw climbed up and helped him, but Reg grabbed a dead branch and he fell down into a bush p.46

Chapter 8

  1. Why do they need to find the socks? The war rings could be attached to them p.58

Chapter 9

  1. What mystery does Jigsaw’s dad want him to solve? Why his mom is mad at him p.63

Chapter 10

  1. Why do married people fight sometimes? Listen to your child’s answer 

Chapter 11

  1. Why did Reginald stop by Jigsaw’s house? To let him know he’s not cut out to be a detective and to tell them thanks for watching out for him p.72

Chapter 12

  1. Why is it such a big deal Jigsaw’s father forgot his wedding anniversary? Wedding anniversaries are special and are a time to celebrate a marriage p.78

Comprehension Questions – Jigsaw Jones Mysteries #13 The Case of the Detective in Diguise

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

  1. What’s the definition of “disguise”? To change your appearance to hide who you are.
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. Have you ever felt like you didn’t need a baby sitter but had to have one anyway? Listen to your child’s answer
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Describe Solofsky. In 2nd grade with Jigsaw; wants to be a detective; calls Jigsaw by his first name, Theodore; mean p.50

Chapter 9

  1. Predict what Jigsaw asked Marc to do. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 10

  1. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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

Comprehension Questions – Jigsaw Jones Mysteries #12 The Case of the Class Clown

The Case of the Class Clown

by James Preller

Grades 2-5; Genre - Mystery; GRL M; AR pts. 1.0

Someone in Ms. Gleason's class is playing practical jokes, and it is up to Jigsaw and Mila to catch the clown.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Describe what brought on this case. Athena put her foot in her shoe and green slime oozed out making her embarrassed p.3

Chapter 2

  1. What clues did Athena provide? A brown paper that said “Gotcha”, socks with slime, and the slime tasted like green jello p.9

Chapter 3

  1. Summarize this chapter. Jigsaw and Mila ran into Jigsaw’s dad who was training a raisin circus p.12

Chapter 4

  1. What happened in this chapter to support the case? Another prank has been done; fake baloney in a sandwich p.21

Chapter 5

  1. Do you agree or disagree with Jigsaw that lying is ok sometimes? Listen to your child’s answer p.30

Chapter 6

  1. Why does Jigsaw and Mila think Ralphie is doing the pranks? He was on cubby; he’s also a jokester p.35

Chapter 7

  1. What made Jigsaw’s teacher upset in this chapter? How would you have felt? Someone put pink coloring into the fish tank; listen to your child’s answer p.40

Chapter 8

  1. Describe the magic trick Jigsaw’s dad did? He poured soda water in a container and placed raisins in it; they repeatedly sank to the bottom, then came back up to the top p.45

Chapter 9

  1. Why is Helen a suspect? She traded Ralphie jobs and was on cubby duty; she also started to tell lots of jokes p.53

Chapter 10

  1. What was the evidence Jigsaw and Mila found. They went to the library and found a book on practical jokes; in it was a paper that had H.Z. written in balloon letters that matched the GOTCHA letters; in the book were the same practical jokes p.62

Chapter 11

  1. Summarize the conclusion of this story. Helen was caught and said she did the jokes to be popular and liked; everyone said she’d just needed to be nice, and she felt happy p.71

Comprehension Questions – The Littles Give a Party

The Littles Give a Party

By John Peterson

Comprehension Questions (by Steve)

Grades 2-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Chapter 1

  1. Why
    wasn’t Granny paying attention? She was sad. Pg 5.
  2. What did
    Tom think would cheer Granny up?  Some
    rice pudding with raisins. Pg. 9.
  3. What did
    Tom get distracted by? Peanut butter. Pg. 12.

Chapter 2

  1. What was
    Tom worried would happen in the jar? He’d suffocate. Pg. 13.
  2. Why was
    Tom able to get out by the spoon unseen? Henry was sneaking a bite. Pg. 14.
  3. Did
    Granny eat the desert? No, she said she wasn’t hungry. Pg. 19.

Chapter 3

  1. Why
    did Mrs. Little say Granny was depressed? It was her 80th
    birthday. Pg. 22.
  2. How did
    they decide to make Granny happy? A surprise birthday on July 4th.
    Pg. 25.

Chapter 4

  1. What is
    twelve noon for the little people?  Mirror
    Message Time. Pg. 27.
  2. How did
    Tom learn Morse code? Henry Bigg’s Boy Scout Manual. Pg. 28.

Chapter 5

  1. Why did
    Tom and Lucy want the cereal box? For the cut-out costumes. Pg. 32.
  2. What
    play were they going to perform? Little Red Riding Hood.  Pg. 
    34.

Chapter 6

  1. What was
    the bad news about the party? The old people did not want to travel. Pg. 35.
  2. How did
    they solve the problem? Cousin Dinky would fly them. Pg. 37.
  3. What did
    Granny think of Dinky? He was super. Pg. 38.

Chapter 7

  1. What
    were they going to use for a pool? The rain gutter. Pg. 42.
  2. What
    scared away the bumblebee? Dinky’s glider. Pg. 45.
  3. What did
    Dinky name his new glider? The Nick of Time. Pg. 46.

Chapter 8

  1. What
    did Baby Betsy say for food? Goo goo. Pg. 49.
  2. What is
    the problem with a glider? The wind dies down. Pg. 51.
  3. What was
    a solution to the glider problems? Henry’s model plane. Pg. 52.

Chapter 9

  1. Why
    didn’t the Biggs finish the cereal? They ate eggs instead. Pg. 55.
  2. How did
    Tom and Lucy plan to make them eat cereal? They would hide the eggs. Pg. 60.

Chapter 10

  1. Why was
    Mr. Bigg going to get traps? There was some egg-stealing animal. Pg. 63.
  2. What did
    Henry think the buried eggs meant? The chickens were not dumb. Pg. 64.

Chapter 11

  1. What
    repair work did the Littles do? The pipes and electric wires in the walls.
    Pg. 67.
  2. What did
    Mr. Little make from a piece of screen and cap? A grill. Pg. 69.
  3. What did
    Dinky and Della make to lift the plane? A block and tackle. Pg. 70.

Chapter 12

  1. What did
    one jerk on the string mean? At the window. Pg. 71.
  2. What did
    two jerks on the string mean? Pull it up. Pg. 71.
  3. Why was
    the plane so light? There wasn’t any; Henry had moved it Pg. 74.

Chapter 13

  1. What did
    they place under the wheels to hold the plane? Two dominoes. Pg. 76.
  2. How did
    they avoid Henry hearing the plane? Tom put a cotton ball in his ear. Pg.77.
  3. What
    happened so Dinky could fly the plane out? Henry went to the bathroom. Pg.
    78.

Chapter 14

  1. Where
    was the party? On the porch roof under the Catalpa tree. Pg. 82.
  2. What got
    Granny to the roof? Dinky promised a ride in his glider. Pg. 83.
  3. When was
    Dinky going to stop doing adventurous thing? He wasn’t Pg. 84.

Chapter 15

  1. Who came
    to Granny’s party? Her friends and relatives. Pg. 87.
  2. How did
    Zelda come to the party? Granny flew with Dinky to get her. Pg. 89.

Chapter 16

  1. What
    were the tablecloths made from? Henry’s bandanas. Pg. 91
  2. What did
    Mr. Bigg think when the pool water landed on him? It was raining. Pg. 95.
  3. How did
    the party end? A song from Dinky. Pg. 96.

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Panda Puzzle

The Panda Puzzle

by Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre - Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

There's pandemonium in Green Lawn! The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars...Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose collar the culprits before Green Lawn has to cough up the cash?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What did the kids come to the petting
    zoo to see? A mama panda and her baby p.1
  2. What strange behavior did Ping show
    while the crowd was outside her cage? She ran into the fence p.6
  3. What’s missing from the panda cave? The
    baby panda, Winnie p.8

Chapter 2

  1. What did the kidnappers want in
    exchange for Winnie? A million dollars p.11
  2. What did Pal find the in the bamboo
    forest? a fishing knife p.13
  3. Why would the kidnapper have a knife?
    To cut down bamboo stalks to feed Winnie p.14

Chapter 3

  1. Why do the kids watch Ruth Rose’s
    video at the petting zoo? It might give them ideas who stole the panda p.19
  2. Who does Ruth Rose think suspects are?
    Irene Napper, Flip Frances, or Tom Steele; the people standing by the
    microphone p.21

Chapter 4

  1. Why did the three kids want to
    interview each of the three people that stood by the microphone? To try and
    get some answers p.23
  2. What was Irene doing when the kids found
    her in the park? Feeding the ducks p.24
  3. Who has a key to Ping’s gate? Only
    Irene p.28

Chapter 5

  1. Why does Josh think Irene kidnapped Winnie?
    She has large hands p.31
  2. Why does Josh think Tom Steele did
    it? He has a cut on his hand that could have been from Winnie and has a
    fishing pole p.37 & 38
  3. What was another clue Ruth Rose saw
    on Tom’s desk? There were newspapers all cut up; the ransom note was put
    together from newspaper clippings p.38

Chapter 6

  1. Where did the kids find Flip? At the
    fitness center p.40
  2. What made Josh think the kidnapper
    was Flip? He was great at doing flips; he would have easily been able to get
    over the fence of the panda enclosure p.45
  3. What’s another clue Flip could have kidnapped
    Winnie? He fishes p.46

Chapter 7

  1. What piece was missing when the twins
    were completing a puzzle together? The baby grizzly bear’s face p.50
  2. What did Ruth Rose realize they should
    be looking for? Winnie, not the person who took her p.51
  3. Why did the kids think the fitness
    center would be a good hiding place for Winnie? It’s smelly and loud p.53

Chapter 8

  1. What did the kids find when they
    slipped into the unmarked door? A wooden staircase p.60
  2. What explained the sounds of thunder
    they heard? The bowling alley was on the other side of the wall p.62
  3. What did the kids find under the mat
    they were sitting on? A trap door p.64

Chapter 9

  1. Who was in the room under the trap
    door? Winnie p.66
  2. How did the kids get locked in that
    room? Someone shut the door and locked it p.66
  3. What did the kids find that may help
    them get out of the coal room? A coal chute that leads to the outside p.71

Chapter 10

  1. How did the kids break the wood that
    blocked the chute? Dink found a shovel p.72
  2. Why did the boys choose Ruth Rose to
    go get the police? she was the smallest to fit in the chute p.76
  3. How did the boys find Winnie? She crawled
    up into Josh’s lap p.78

Chapter 11

  1. What is Flip’s consequence for kidnapping
    Winnie? Community service p.83
  2. What did the kids suggest could be
    Flip’s community service? Free gymnastics lessons for kids; do exercises with
    the old people in the senior center p.83
  3. How did Officer Fallon treat the kids
    for solving the mystery? He bought them ice cream cones p.85