The Parker Inheritance

Chapters 1-6

Reading Check

1. Romance novels (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. She has a tennis court excavated because she thinks doing this will give her the solution to the inheritance mystery. (Chapter 1)

2. Anne scolds Candice in front of Brandon about the volume of her music. (Chapter 5)

Chapters 7-11

Reading Check

1. Enoch Washington (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. Brandon notices that the letter writer says “grandchild” rather than “grandchildren,” which implies that the writer knows for sure that Candice is the only grandchild. (Chapter 7)

2. The letter is dated exactly 50 years after the tennis match took place. (Chapter 10)

Chapters 12-16

Reading Check

1. Baseball (Chapter 15)

Short Answer

1. Joe insinuates that there are romantic feelings between Candice and Brandon, and he asks Candice whether her mother has been dating anyone while they have been in Lambert. (Chapter 13)

2. During the argument between her parents, Candice hears her mother question her father about a woman called “Danielle” who has been living with her father. (Chapter 14)

Chapters 17-20

Reading Check

1. Milo’s (