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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT one of the three things the museum said about the statue?

2. Where did Claudia and Jamie go after they left Grand Central Station and found no letter?

3. Which of the following words/phrases does NOT describe Mrs. Frankweiler's house?

4. How did Claudia first think the mark had been made?

5. Which of the following literary terms is found in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Claudia's reaction to the director's letter?

2. What common bond do Jamie and Mrs. Frankweiler share?

3. Why doesn't Claudia want to return home?

4. What does Jamie think of Claudia's plan?

5. What is the mark identified as?

6. Where does Jamie suggest they go Sunday morning?

7. Why is Claudia upset when she got out of the bath?

8. Why does Jamie become angry with Claudia when they are hiding in the Egyptian room?

9. What makes the chapel different from other areas of the museum?

10. What two reasons does Jamie use to convince Claudia to follow his plan instead of her own?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you had access to all of the resources in the world, how would you have gone about trying to find the answer to who created the statue? Describe in very specific details the process you would go through.

Essay Topic 2

Have the students write an essay on how this novel would be different if it had been written from a different point of view (such as Saxonberg's).

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing how Claudia or Jamie's characters were developed throughout the novel, beginning with their ride on the school bus to the end of the novel.

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