This is a discussion topic for the N4 Lesson 2 reading passages.
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だれが、話の警察はとても徒労だったと思ういますか？
Did anyone else feel the police officer in this story was not very helpful? 
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にて is in the title of the first passage, but isn’t taught until N2 L6!
It would also be really helpful for me if someone could explain this sentence further 
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いつ落としたか思い出したら連絡してほしいです。
Specifically, I’m a little confused by the role the “か” is playing in this sentence… is it “or”?? That doesn’t seem to make sense: “When you dropped it or if you remember, I would like you to contact me.”
Took a quick look at a listed resource, it’ll explain it better than me I think. You could also check out the resource tab for the か grammar point？ Found this one under かどうか but #2 is what you’re looking for
https://www.japaneseammo.com/all-about-か-its-not-only-a-question-marker/
Ah, thank you! I read through a few things, but it was still confusing for me 
So, here it is a connection between a question and a request? So, literally something like:
“When did you drop it, if remembered, I would like you to make contact.”
Or, less literally:
“If you remember when you dropped it, I would like you to contact me.”
Thank you!
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For me separating it into two answers always helped me make sense of it
"When did you drop it? I want you to contact me if/when you remember. "
The か is just marking a question within a sentence
In the last dialogue is it strange sounding that the kid used だが? Bunpro says that it’s more literary and stiff sounding. Would a kid normally use that with his mom?