A-Z Mysteries

The Yellow Yacht

Chapter 1

1. Why were the children going to visit Sammi? (p1)

  1. Because it was his birthday.
  2. Because he was sick.
  3. Because he moved schools.

2. How did the children get to Costra? (p2)

  1. by train
  2. by plane
  3. by bus

3. How long was the flight? (p3)

  1. five hours long
  2. fifteen hours long
  3. fifty hours long

4. Who stepped inside the plane after the plane landed? (p4)

  1. Sammi
  2. Sammi’s father
  3. Sammi’s servant

5. What did the children do on the helicopter? (p6)

  1. They talked.
  2. They played games.
  3. They watched the scenery.

Chapter 2

1. Who were Sammi’s parents? (p7-8)

  1. King Farhad and Queen Grace
  2. Mr. and Mrs. Sammi
  3. Lord and Lady Costra

2. Why did Fin look so scary? (p11)

  1. Because he liked scaring children.
  2. Because it kept kidnappers away.
  3. Because he liked to play jokes.

3. What was the name of the yellow yacht? (p13)

  1. Sunset
  2. Sunup
  3. Sundown

4. What would be built in the empty space behind the hole? (p15)

  1. a zoo
  2. an aquarium
  3. a swimming pool

5. Where were Sammi’s father’s gold bars? (p16)

  1. hidden under the ground
  2. in the castle
  3. in Nere Bank

Chapter 3

1. What was Dr. Skor studying? (p21)

  1. coral
  2. clouds
  3. sands

2. Why would Sammi’s parents give Sammi a party? (p22)

  1. Because he graduated from school.
  2. Because it was his birthday.
  3. Because he got a good grade on his exam.

3. Where was the alarm coming from? (p23)

  1. the bank
  2. the beach
  3. the bookstore

4. Who was Mr. Lees Baz? (p23)

  1. the manager of the bank
  2. the bank teller
  3. Sammi’s servant

5. What was stolen from the bank? (p24)

  1. King Farhad’s expensive paintings
  2. King Farhad’s money
  3. King Farhad’s gold bars

Chapter 4

1. How many gold bars were stolen? (p26)

  1. five
  2. fifteen
  3. fifty two

2. Why did the officers go to the aquarium pit? (p26)

  1. Because the tunnel was dug from the aquarium pit.
  2. Because the crook ran away to the aquarium pit.
  3. Because the gold bars were found at the aquarium pit.

3. How long was the tunnel? (p31)

  1. the length of a small car
  2. the length of two school buses
  3. the length of a train

4. What did Josh find in the tunnel? (p31)

  1. a gold bar
  2. a note
  3. money

5. Who was the note written to? (p32)

  1. Riko
  2. King Farhad
  3. Fin

Chapter 5

1. What did the children see on the backhoe’s bucket? (p36)

  1. a white mark
  2. gold scrapings
  3. black ink

2. Why did Ruth Rose climb the wall? (p38)

  1. Because she wanted to run away.
  2. Because she wanted to play a game.
  3. Because she wanted to look on the other side.

3. What did Ruth Rose see on the other side of the wall? (p38)

  1. gold bars
  2. crushed bushes and weeds
  3. a backhoe

4. What did the children show to Sammi’s father? (p40)

  1. the note
  2. a birthday present
  3. the picture

5. Who was Yondo? (p42)

  1. a new security guard
  2. a servant
  3. the magician for Sammi’s party.

Chapter 6

1. What did the children eat at the party? (p43)

  1. pizza
  2. curry
  3. noodles

2. What present did Sammi get from his parents? (p45)

  1. a new pair of shoes
  2. a new computer
  3. a pen

3. How did Yondo entertain the party guests? (p46)

  1. He sang songs.
  2. He cooked food.
  3. He did magic tricks.

4. Why did Yondo want Ruth Rose to be his assistant? (p47)

  1. Because he wanted to make her disappear.
  2. Because he wanted to cheer up Ruth Rose.
  3. Because he wasn’t a good magician.

5. What were the children going to play after dinner? (p51)

  1. dodge ball
  2. Monopoly
  3. computer games

Chapter 7

1. What were the children whispering about at the top of the stairs? (p54)

  1. a birthday party
  2. the gold robbery
  3. magic tricks

2. Why was Dr. Skor going to the store? (p56)

  1. Because he had to prepare lunch for everyone.
  2. Because he wanted to have some coffee.
  3. Because he worked there.

3. Where was Hugo going to take the children? (p57)

  1. snorkeling
  2. hunting
  3. flying

4. Who owned Sundown? (p58)

  1. the king and queen
  2. Dr. Skor
  3. Hugo

5. What color stripe did Sundown have? (p59)

  1. yellow
  2. green
  3. red

Chapter 8

1. Why couldn’t Dr. Skor have dinner with the king and queen? (p62)

  1. Because he was leaving.
  2. Because he didn’t like them.
  3. Because he never ate dinner.

2. What couldn’t Dink see when he looked at Sundown? (p63)

  1. the name Sundown painted on the side
  2. the yellow paint
  3. the green stripe

3. Where did Hugo take the children snorkeling? (p63-64)

  1. just outside the harbor
  2. in a river
  3. in an aquarium

4. Where was the perfect place for snorkeling? (p64)

  1. around the yellow yacht
  2. the place where a boat sank a long time ago
  3. near the dock

5. Why were there rocks in the sunken boat? (p66-67)

  1. Because fish put them there.
  2. Because they grew.
  3. Because they weighed the boat down.

Chapter 9

1. Why did Dink think that the gold was on Sundown? (p69-70)

  1. Because he saw it.
  2. Because the green stripe was above the waterline.
  3. Because the green stripe was underwater.

2. What did Dr. Skor do in the afternoon? (p71)

  1. played tennis
  2. took naps
  3. went fishing

3. Where did Hugo go? (p72)

  1. to the deck of Sundown
  2. under Sundown
  3. to the harbor

4. Where was the gold? (p73)

  1. in a cage under the yacht
  2. in the bank
  3. in the galley of Sundown

5. Why couldn’t Sundown sail? (p73)

  1. Because there was no one on the yacht.
  2. Because there was no wind.
  3. Because it was too heavy.

Chapter 10

1. Where was Dr. Skor? (p76)

  1. in his rubber dinghy
  2. on the yacht
  3. in a cage under the yacht

2. Who did Hugo tell to steer the boat? (p77)

  1. Dink
  2. Ruth Rose
  3. Josh

3. Where did the police keep the gold? (p80)

  1. in the bank vault
  2. in the king’s safety box
  3. in the tunnel

4. Why did the green stripe on Sundown disappear? (p83)

  1. Because the water washed it away.
  2. Because the gold weighed it down.
  3. Because Dr. Skor painted over it.

5. How could the men carry the heavy gold in the water? (p84)

  1. They were very strong.
  2. They used special equipment.
  3. Everything weighs less in water.

Dictation

  1. Dink saw a deep blue ocean and boats of every size, shape, and color.
  1. At the harbor, they walked along a stone pier that led to a wide aluminum dock.
  1. On the third day of their visit, the kids were relaxing on a small beach.
  1. “Hey, these things are fake!” he shouted in English. “They hardly weigh anything!”
  1. “But why would he use paper that had his own e-mail address at the bottom?” Dink went on.
  1. The boys whipped around. Ruth Rose was back in her seat at the table.
  1. They examined every part of the yacht, fore and aft.
  1. In the background, Dink could see the stone pier and the castle.
  1. “Skor built a steel cage between the keel and the propeller. The gold is stacked in the cage.”
  1. With Sammi in the lead, the kids raced for the castle.