Characters
Vocabulary
Story Events
Clues
True or False
100

Who is the thief?

Harry Black

100

What is a person who steals things?

A thief

100

What does Harry steal?

A painting

100

What color is the glass in Harry's shoe?

Blue

100

Harry steals a bicycle.

False

200

Who likes recycling?

Janey Allen

200

Where do people see paintings?

An art gallery

200

What does Harry accidentally break?

A blue glass vase

200

Where is the blue glass?

In Harry's shoe

200

Harry loses the painting because Janey steals it.

False. Janey recycles the newspaper without knowing the painting is inside.

300

Who owns the rooming house?

Mrs. Allen

300

What carries old newspapers away?

A recycling truck

300

Where does Harry hide the painting?

Under his bed inside a newspaper

300

What makes Janey think Harry is the thief?

The blue glass in his shoe

300

Janey throws away Harry's newspaper. 

True

400

Who finds the blue glass?

Janey

400

What is the difference between a painting and a frame?

The painting is the artwork; the frame goes around it.

400

Why does Harry run after the truck?

Because the painting is inside the newspaper.

400

What important thing does Janey watch on TV?

The news about the stolen painting and broken vase.

400

The recycling truck workers know Harry is a thief before the police arrive.

False. They only think he is behaving strangely.

500

Which character has the biggest impact on solving the mystery, and why?

Janey, because she notices the clues, calls the police, and helps them catch Harry.

500

What does Harry hide the painting inside?

A newspaper

500

Put these events in the correct order:

  • Harry argues on the phone.
  • Janey watches TV.
  • Harry breaks the vase.
  • Harry hides the painting.
  • Police find the painting.
  • Harry breaks the vase.
  • Harry hides the painting.
  • Janey watches TV.
  • Harry argues on the phone.
  • Police find the painting.
500

Why does Janey think Harry's newspaper is strange?

It is two days old, but Harry desperately wants it back.

500

Janey receives a reward.

True