The Mystery of Biltmore House

Name: __________________________ Chapter 1 What do you know about mysteries? What do you want to know about this mystery?

Make a prediction of what you think will happen in this book.

The author wants you to be interested in the story before you begin reading. Does the Table of Contents interest you in the story?

Which chapter title makes you especially curious?

Characters (kids)

What you learned Why they are going about these characto Biltmore? ters?

How the kids feel about going on this trip?

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Summarize Chpt. 2

In Chapter 2, the kids purchased sundaes. If the students sundaes were $3.49 each, what would the cost of the four sundaes be?

Chapter 3

What did the children see after they passed through the lodge gate and drove up the Approach Road?

On page 18, what does the word meandering mean? A. scare B. hide C. follow a coarse D. eat
Who was the own of the Biltmore House?

On page 18, what does mirage mean? A. fancy B. rainbow C. truth D. imaginary vision
The house was a copy of what other kind of building? A. Spanish Castle B. French Chateau C. Greek Building D. English Palace

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On page 26, what is the meaning of the word conservatory? A. college B. green house C. cold house D. academy Where are the children spending the night? A. Biltmore B. Deer Park C. Grove Park Inn D. Transylvania

What would you call a person who creates and designs parks and gardens? A. engineer B. landscaper C. constructor D. developer

Stacy wanted to go to the dog show in California.

Summarize Chapter 5

What was her mom going to make her pay for?

Chpt 6

Describe the Winter Garden.

The kids were in the Winter Garden and they saw a game board. What kind of game board was it and what was missing with the game board?

What was so important about this game board?

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Chapter 7

How many rooms are in the Biltmore?

After the children went through the trap door, where were they?

What two places were mentioned that were exciting for you to see when we visited the Biltmore?

Chpt. 8

Who reached out and grabbed Stacy at the end of the bowling alley?

What did they see in the Banquet Hall?

How long did it take to build the Biltmore House? Chpt. 9

Summarize Chpt. 9

What do you think is going to happen next?

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Chapter 10

How many languages could Mr. Vanderbilt speak?

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Where do you think Michael went?

Where did they go to hide from the footsteps?

Summarize Chpt. 11

Chpt. 12

What clue did Michael find?

Whose house were they going to visit?

Draw a picture showing the sequence of events from each chapter.

Chpt. 10

Chpt. 11

Chpt. 12

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Chapter 13

Where does Stacy think the chess set is?

How much did Mr. Sandburg make in an hour? What would your family do if you only made that amount of money?

Where did the kids go in the morning?

Chpt. 14

Stacy saw something that kids thought was a safe. What was it really?

If you were these kids, what would you do next?

What would do you think the kids saw in the green house?

Where did the kids go at the beginning of Chpt. 15?

Chpt. 15

Summarize Chpt. 15

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Chapter 16

Draw three pictures of main events in Chpt. 16 and write what happened in the pictures.

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Chpt. 17

If you could retitle this chapter, what name would you give it and why?

Chpt. 18

Why is this chapter titled One Less Kid?

What is the Halloween Room?

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Chapter 19

What happened in this chapter?

What was you favorite part so far in the book? Why was it your favorite part?

Chpt. 20

Did you like reading this book? Why or Why not?

Would you recommend this book to someone else? Why or why not?