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What is happening in the middle of the night?
Someone is stealing food/food is going missing.
Who does the family believe the culprit of the missing food could be?
The dog or mice or rats.
How does the family solve the mystery of the food snatcher?
They set up a video camera.
What does the word culprit mean?
Someone responsible for a crime or wrongdoing.
After the second night, the family no longer suspects Boxer is the culprit. Why did they change their minds?
Boxer would have been sick if he ate the chocolate.
What steps did the family take to keep their food safe from the thief?
They put their food in cabinets, put all their food into plastic containers and set traps for mice and rats. Then they used a video recorder.
How do the first three illustrations provide a red herring, a false or leading clue, about the culprit of the missing food?
Tony's facial expressions make it seem like he is surprised and not the culprit.
