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Three short sentences set up the chapter's whole joke: a hard-boiled detective on his day off. Even on vacation, Nate keeps the voice.
I, Nate the Great, am a busy detective. One morning I was not busy. I was on my vacation.
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Narration Prompt
Tell the chapter in your own words.
Discussion Questions
- Nate's voice does not change on his vacation. Even when he is sitting under a tree with a pancake, he uses the hard-boiled detective register. Why does the author keep the voice consistent?
- Claude is always losing things — even his way to Nate's house. The book makes him funny without making him stupid. How does Marjorie Weinman Sharmat manage this?
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Item 1
a planned break from work
Item 2
the distinctive style of a narrator
Item 3
the tough, terse style of old detective stories
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