1. Identify the clues that led Althea to decide that Ken was guilty. Does it seem plausible that a fifteen-year-old girl could do this?

2. Identify the evidence which led Phineas to rescue Althea. Is this sequence of events plausible? Explain.

3. The question of how Ken planned to account for his discovery of a Sappho poem is never explained. Are there other unanswered questions in the plot? Identify and suggest possible answers.

4. Two crimes are committed: (1) the mummy is stolen and mutilated, and (2) Althea is abducted. Identify similarities between these two crimes.

5. Phineas believes Althea is more intelligent than he is. Do you agree?

Why or why not?

6. Mr. Hall plays a passive role in the solution of the two crimes which are solved by his children. Is this plausible or is it a weakness in the plot?