A little Trouble in Amsterdam questions | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 26 Public

Short story about a robbery

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What did the children tell their mother at breakfast?

They told her everything about the empty house and the men carrying something

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What was Mary sure about when she was talking to her Mum?

She was sure It was a painting

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What did Mary explain her Mum about the men?

She said that they looked like robbers. They looked everywhere before they took the painting out of the boat

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What did Ellen decide to do after the children told her about the painting?

She decided to tell the police

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What did the Lawsons hear in the news?

They heard about the robbery of a painting in the Rijksmuseum

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Who did Ellen phone before going to the police station?

She phoned Peter's secretary to tell her she was going to be late

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Where was the police station?

It was on Beursstraat.

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Describe Inspector Kompier

She was a young woman wearing dark blue trousers and a white blouse

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What did Inspector Kompier ask the children?

She asked them everything about the night before: What the men looked like, What they were wearing,What language they spoke,

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What did the Inspector ask the twins about the boat?

She asked if the boat was big or small , What colour it was,The name of the boat

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What other questions did the Inspector ask them apart from the men?

She asked them about the house and the painting

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Did the children know where the house was?

They didn't know the address but they said they could find it

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Did the police go to the house? what did they do there?

Yes, they did. They went to the house . They rang the bell but there was no answer

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Where did the Inspector send the officers when they were in the house?

She sent them to other houses to ask questions

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What did Ellen say when the Inspector asked her if she was on holidays in Amstersam?

She said she was working for a Dutch businessman . He had bought a house and she was helping him to decorate it

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What was Ellen's job?

She was an interior designer

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