The Case of the Missing Ming

What happens to Detective Barnes

in Act One?

What does Lady Milton discover in Act

Two?

In Act Three, where does Detective

Barnes find the Ming vase?

What does Barnes mean by the phrase “always

on his toes” as it is used in Act One?

Why is Wendy the maid just as important to the

plot as Detective Barnes?

Summarize the last act of the play.

Why did the playwright most likely include stage directions in line 2?

The playwright used the event of the concert in Act One to set up events

for Act Two and Act Three. Why did the playwright most likely do this?

Read line 13 from Act Two of the drama.

BARNES: [looking from face to face] And yet, last night, every single

person in the room expressed the wish that he or she might

possess such a piece of priceless beauty! [The guests all mutter

amongst themselves, off ended.] Someone is missing. Where is Wendy,

the maid?

Select three choices that best describe why the playwright

included line 13.

What is the meaning of the phrase saved the day as it is used in line 3?