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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of file as used in the title of this novel?
(a) Report
(b) Line
(c) Dossier
(d) Folder

2. How many letters does Claudia mail before heading off toward New York?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3

3. To whom is Mrs. Frankweiler writing in the prologue?
(a) Doctor
(b) Daughter
(c) Son
(d) Attorney

4. How does Mrs. Frankweiler plan to get the letter she is writing to where it is going?
(a) Attorney delivers it
(b) Chauffer delivery
(c) Self delivery
(d) Post office

5. How long do Claudia and Jamie wait before doing anything after the bus driver leaves the bus?
(a) 8 min
(b) 6 min 50 sec
(c) 8 min 2 sec
(d) 7 min 45 sec

6. Where do Claudia and Jamie sit on the bus on Wednesday morning?
(a) Back
(b) Middle
(c) Opposite sides
(d) Front

7. Where do Claudia and Jamie go on the train?
(a) Grand Central Station
(b) Museum of Art
(c) Greenwich
(d) Bus station

8. Which of the following literary devices describes the main character?
(a) Character
(b) Speaker
(c) Protagonist
(d) Antagonist

9. The angel mystery is which literary characteristic?
(a) Protagonist
(b) Subplot
(c) Confusion
(d) Plot

10. Why does Claudia want to buy a newspaper?
(a) To find out more about the statue
(b) To see why the lines in the museum are so long
(c) To keep her vow to learn something new every day
(d) To see if she is reported missing

11. What does Claudia want to do?
(a) Have a new baby sister
(b) Visit the city
(c) Move in with her grandmother
(d) Run away

12. Which of the following literary devices is the turning point of a story?
(a) Theme
(b) Structure
(c) Conflict
(d) Climax

13. Where do Claudia and Jamie plan to spend the night?
(a) The train station
(b) Bathrooms
(c) Poster bed with drapes
(d) Children's museum

14. Which of the following reasons can the reader assume leads Claudia to the belief that she is better than Jamie?
(a) She does not believe she is better than Jamie
(b) She planned better than he does
(c) She is older
(d) She is female

15. Which of the following is the best definition for will as it is used in this prologue?
(a) Desires upon death
(b) Wants
(c) Willpower
(d) Determination

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claudia insist that she and Jamie do everyday?

2. Which of the following words does not describe the bed where Claudia and Jamie plan to hide?

3. Who must Claudia and Jamie hide from during the night?

4. Which of the following phrases best describes how Claudia feels about the amount of money Jamie has saved?

5. Where do Claudia and Jamie live?

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