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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six and Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interrupts Calder in his writing?
(a) A yell.
(b) A howl from his dog.
(c) A loud bang.
(d) A commotion outside.

2. About whom does Calder worry?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Petra.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

3. What is art to Calder?
(a) Wonderful.
(b) Art is puzzling to Calder.
(c) Interesting in a casual way.
(d) Boring.

4. Of what are each of these three unsure?
(a) Why they were chosen.
(b) If they want to participate.
(c) If the danger is worth the end result.
(d) How to respond.

5. What is in Petra's hair on the way to school the next morning?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Twigs.
(c) Glitter.
(d) Bird seed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Calder write about as he sits in the sun?

2. What does Calder's grandmother call a "rainbow bath"?

3. What crime is mentioned in the letter?

4. Who is Charles Fort?

5. What does Petra start looking for in the world around her?

(see the answer key)

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