Characters
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, name all 4 members of the group.
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, the four group members are:
Zoe, Alex, Yadi, and Lina
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, why is Al Capone's treasure lost?
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, it is lost because he returned from prison with memory loss and couldn't remember where he buried it.
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, what tagline highlights the suspicious nature of many people and goings on in Miami?
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, "A sunny place with Shady people."
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, which character has a storage unit full of old newspaper research files? What old fashioned tools does the character provide the gang and to what advantage?
(No point bonus: what newspaper did the character work for?)
The Grandfather, (name will be indicated in another question), has the storage unit. He gives the children paper notebooks and extols the benefits of paper work as the reason he still has all his old files of mysteries.
(No point bonus: The Miami Herald, or The Herald).
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, What nickname do we hear for the Everglades?
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, the River of grass.
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, why is Miami called The Magic City?
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, they learn that Miama is called the Magic City because real estate barons tried to trick people into buying property there without seeing it, as much of the land is swamp.
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, the group interviews Victoria Jackson, the daughter of Al Capone's gardener. The gardener is significant because the treasure it supposed to be buried on his property and the gardener kept extensive notes.
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, what is the first location the gang visits to attempt to locate Al Capone's buried treasure? How do they realize the treasure isn't there before even digging?
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, the visit the former site of the Miami Zoo because the map mentions alligators, tigers, and other animals. However, Lina realizes that even the zoo's older location wasn't built until after Capone's time.
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, what clue does the gang find while interviewing the daughter of Al Capone's gardener?
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, they find a map, written on onion paper, tucked into the spine of the botany book given to Jackson by Capone.
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, what is Mr. Sherlock's job and how does it come to help the group solve the final mystery?
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, Mr. Sherlock is a marine biologist. He works at the university, and when the gang brings him samples of tainted water, he is able to have it analyzed for them for evidence.
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, what case does the Society end up investigating and how do they arrive there from their initial work of founding a detective agency? Also, what is the final reasoning they find in their case--what caused it, etc?
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, the group ends up investigating the death of animals in the Everglades from hazardous dumping. They take on this case at Zoe's insistence when they find the dead animals in the course of their seeking Al Capone's treasure. They discover the dumping to be the work of Morris Kane who sent Aaron Pettigrew to cover up their counterfeiting money scam.
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, one character teaches the society members a specific method for research and investigation. Who is this character? (the name is essential). What is the method? Who is assigned which pieces of it? And which other character is later revealed to have also learned this method from the teaching character?
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, The Grandfather, Pete Lassiter, teaches the Sherlock Society members to investigate by tracking the Who, What, When, Where of a situation. Zoe becomes When. Alex is assigned What. Lina is Who. Yadi is where. It is later revealed that the grandfather taught this same method to the children's mother, who uses this in her work as an attorney.
What person creates the Sherlock Society and for what reason? How is this reason resolved in the end?
In the Sherlock Society by Ponti, Zoe Sherlock convinces her brother and friends to start a detective agency to raise money for a summer camp that she could not attend with some trendy friends. Her father later explains that money was not the main reason they decided against it. Later, Zoe realizes that Brooke and Chelsea are not the best of friends because they are shallow and criticize others. She ends up being grateful for the summer that she did have and reconciling with her parents.
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, what are the names of Morris Kane's two boats and why are they significant? Which one sinks?
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti, the two boats are called The Sweet Caroline and the Kane Sugar. The Sweet Caroline sinks when Kane instructs two goonies to blow it up to destroy evidence. The Kane Sugar is a sail boat that Zoe leaves her scuba masks on and so ties them to the case of the exploding boat, which makes the children suspects in the explosion.
In the Sherlock Society and the Story that Cannot be Told, older relatives play key roles in the story. Name these older relatives (titles is sufficient) and the role they play for the main character(s).
In The Sherlock Society by Ponti and The Story That Cannot be Told by Kramer, grandparents are very important. In the Sherlock Society, it is Grandpa who teaches the society members how to investigate, provides them starting information and transportation. In the Story that Cannot be told, Ileana develops relationships with her mother's parents--Tataie and Mamaie. They share stories from her mother's past, the history of Romania, and teach her the skills and values of farm and village life.