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Life with the Browns
The Aquarium
In the Story
The Usual Suspects
100
Any source of information...
What is a "reference"?
100
If Encyclopedia did not live in Idaville, there would most likely be more of this happening there.
What is crime?
100
It is the first thing Chief Brown did to try and solve this crime.
What is speak to the director of the aquarium?
100
It is when and where the story took place.
What is in the evening at the Brown's house?
100
It is what Encyclopedia Brown needed before he could solve the crime.
What are specific details about the crime?
200
Animals with scales that like to absorb heat from the sun..
What are "reptiles"?
200
It was the main reason that Chief Brown was stumped by the crime.
What is that the crook left very few clues?
200
Until officials were sure he was healthy and could have a clean bill of health to be put on display, the aquarium did this to Fred.
What is separate Fred from the other animals and keep him apart from the others for one month?
200
It is how frogs and salamanders are alike.
What is that they are both amphibians?
200
This event happened at the same time Dr. O'Donnell examined the new crocodile.
What is that Mrs. King took a coffee break?
300
Animals that can live on land and water.
What are "amphibians"?
300
From what Encyclopedia had read, salamanders were used in this way in ancient times.
What is for medicine?
300
It is the reason the director of the aquarium thought someone had stolen Fred.
What is to sell for money?
300
It is the one way that Idaville is different from other seaside towns.
What is that for more than a year, no one ever got away with breaking the law?
300
It is the reason that Sam Maine acted suspicious of Mrs. King.
What is because he wanted the police to think that she was the thief?
400
The type of animal that was at the center of this mystery.
What is a "salamander"?
400
It is the way you could tell that Chief Brown was stumped when he couldn't solve this crime.
What is that he rubbed his forehead and did not eat dinner?
400
It is the most likely reason the author uses the aquarium as the setting for most of the story.
What is to create a location where the problem in the story occurs?
400
It is how prior knowledge helped Encyclopedia solve the crime.
What is he remembered that salamanders are actually amphibians?
400
In addition to working at the aquarium, Mrs. King, Sam Maine, and Dr. O'Donnell all had this in common.
What is that they all appeared to be busy doing other things when the crime happened?
500
A display...
What is an "exhibit"?
500
Encyclopedia showed he solved the crime when he proved that this person was lying about his experience.
Who was Sam Maine?
500
The climax or turning point of the story happened when Encyclopedia heard this.
What is that Sam Maine bragged that he had 19 years of experience with salamanders and reptiles?
500
The important lesson of the story that Encyclopedia taught everyone is...
What is "It helps to pay careful attention to details"?
500
Chief Brown thought this suspect was odd because she believed that salamanders were sacred creatures that had magical powers.
Who is Mrs. King?