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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jamie try to convince Claudia to hang out rather than where she has chosen?
(a) School
(b) Train station
(c) Bus station
(d) Central park

2. What game does Jamie usually play on the bus on the way home?
(a) Cards
(b) None
(c) I spy
(d) Video games

3. What day of the week do Claudia and Jamie plan to run away on?
(a) Friday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Saturday

4. Who must Claudia and Jamie hide from during the night?
(a) Watchman
(b) No one
(c) Curator
(d) Dogs

5. Which of the following words does not describe the bed where Claudia and Jamie plan to hide?
(a) Barren
(b) 18th century
(c) 4 poster
(d) Plush

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Claudia and Jamie scouting for throughout the museum?

2. How does Mrs. Frankweiler plan to get the letter she is writing to where it is going?

3. Which of the following literary devices describes the main character?

4. Where do Claudia and Jamie live?

5. Which of the following best describes the shift in the theme of the story during chapter four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What could happen if Jamie is not so frugal with the money?

2. Why doesn't Mrs. Frankweiler deliver her letter herself?

3. Why is researching the statue exciting to the children?

4. What word best describes the role at this point of Mrs. Frankweiler in this novel?

5. Why does Jamie pick the Italian Renaissance room?

6. Describe Claudia's plan for hiding out in the museum.

7. Describe Jamie and Claudia's bus ride to school.

8. Where do Jamie and Claudia ride on the train once they are in New York City?

9. How is Claudia's desire to run away untraditional?

10. Why does Claudia believe she has to do the majority of the household chores?

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