Questions and Answers
What did Nate find on the ground in the yard full of rocks?
What did Nate the Great think about the yard with statues?
What did Nate ultimately conclude about the yard with pieces of flowers and weeds?
What sign did Nate see that helped him understand where the tortoise lived?
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How did Sludge react when Speedy was handed back to the lady?
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What did Nate use to create a flag for Speedy?
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What did Nate the Great find that led him on his case?
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What does Claude want Nate to help him find?
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What does the tortoise seem to enjoy eating?
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Where does Nate decide to take the tortoise?
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What is Nate's dog, Sludge, doing while they are at Claude's house?
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What does Annie say about tortoises at the veterinarian's office?
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What clue does Nate get from the tortoise biting flowers?
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What does Nate call his case?
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What did Nate conclude about the tortoise?
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What type of flowers were Nate and Sludge following?
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What is Nate the Great's initial situation at the beginning of the story?
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What does Nate observe the tortoise doing in his garden?
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What does Nate think about the tortoise's ability to find its home?
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What is Nate's plan for the tortoise?
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What item does Nate use to transport the tortoise?
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How does Nate determine the direction the tortoise might have come from?
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What does Sludge do when they arrive at Rosamond's house?
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What is Rosamond holding when Nate and Sludge arrive?
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What clarifies the misunderstanding of the tortoise at Rosamond's house?
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Study Notes
Nate the Great's Adventure
- Nate the Great is a detective who wakes up late and finds a tortoise eating his garden flowers.
- The tortoise has a thick green shell and no teeth but shows good appetite, which signals he is lost and needs help.
- Nate puts the tortoise in a box with holes and begins a search for its owner.
Clues and Characters
- Nate visits Rosamond, who has a group of cats, and learns that Claude has lost something but does not know what.
- Claude is missing a sock, not a tortoise, prompting Nate to continue his search for the tortoise's owner.
- Nate and his dog, Sludge, encounter various characters who reveal no information about the tortoise's owner but lead to comedic situations.
Investigation Progress
- Nate considers the tortoise's lifestyle, habits, and what it may like to eat.
- The search leads Nate to contemplate clues, realizing he needs to follow the tortoise's eating trail backward.
Following the Trail
- Nate discovers bite marks on flowers in his garden, indicating the tortoise crawled there from somewhere else.
- The journey continues through multiple yards, finding remnants of flowers and finally leading to a yard with a sign warning about a tortoise.
Conclusion of the Case
- Nate successfully finds the tortoise's home and returns the tortoise, named Speedy, to its owner, who is concerned about Speedy's tardiness.
- Nate creatively ties Claude's lost sock to a stick as a flag for Speedy's home, concluding the adventure.
- Nate reflects on the experiences and humor found during the case while realizing Speedy was an "okay tortoise."
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Test your knowledge on Nate the Great's adventure as a detective! In this quiz, you'll follow Nate's journey to find the owner of a lost tortoise, encountering quirky characters and learning about investigation techniques along the way. Can you solve the mystery with Nate and Sludge?
