Lindbergh

What is Charles Lindbergh famous for?

• He was a great baseball player.

• He was the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.

• He was a famous actor.

• He was a big criminal leader and spent time in jail.

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What did the Lindbergh's ignore the night their son was kidnapped?

• a knock on the door

• a scraping noise outside

• a dog barking

• the sound of wood breaking

Why did Mr. Lindbergh avoid touching the ransom note?

• He didn't want to damage it.

• He thought it might have the kidnapper's fingerprints on it.

• He didn't see the note because it was hidden.

• He thought the note might have poison on it.

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Which of the following is NOT a clue that the police found?

• a footprint in the mud

• a ladder with a broken wrung

• two holes in the ground below the window

• fingerprints on the ransom note

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Why did the police think the writer of the letter was a foreigner?

• They spelled some words incorrectly.

• They talked about another country.

• They wrote the whole thing in a different language.

• They wrote it on a German newspaper.

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Al Capone, a famous gangster who was in jail, tried to make a secret deal to help find the baby in exchange for...

• lots of money.

• better food in jail.

• getting set free from jail.

• a free airplane ride across the Atlantic.

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How did Dr. John Condon offer to help the Lindberghs?

• He offered to pay $1,000 to the kidnappers.

• He offered to act as a go-between.

• Both A and B.

• None of the above.

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Who did Dr. Condon meet in the Woodlawn Cemetery?

• A group of kidnappers.

• The Lindbergh family.

• A woman who said she had the baby.

• A man who said his name was John and claimed to be from Scandinavia.

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After the Lindberghs paid the ransom money, where did the kidnappers say the baby was?

• On a boat named Nelly in Massachusetts.

• In the woods near their home in New York.

• In Central Park in New York City.

• On Charles Lindbergh's plane in Connecticut.

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On May 12th a major change happened in the case. What was this change?

• The baby was returned safe and sound.

• A baby matching Charles Jr.'s description was found dead in the woods by the house.

• The kidnappers demanded one million dollars.

• The kidnappers told the Lindberghs that the baby was sick.

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