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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. Who have arrived outside where Calder is?
(a) Ms. Hussey, Mrs. Sharpe and Mr. Watch.
(b) Petra.
(c) Just Mr. Watch.
(d) Calder's grandmother.

2. What does Petra ask Calder to explain?
(a) About his grandmother and her knowledge of the painting.
(b) About his box.
(c) About his mathematical genius.
(d) About pentominoes.

3. In what does Calder feel trapped?
(a) A dangerous situation.
(b) Having to spend time with Petra.
(c) A no-win situation.
(d) A puzzle.

4. How has reading Fort helping Calder and Petra?
(a) To look more closely at the world around them.
(b) To understand that all is not as it ever appears.
(c) To become friends.
(d) To be less shy about asking questions.

5. What are two topics that the reader learns about in "Chasing Vermeer"?
(a) Music and biology.
(b) Science and Music.
(c) Art and computers.
(d) History and medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What truth does the thief say the public needs to learn?

2. How does the book suggest the reader view the artwork in "Chasing Vermeer"?

3. What do people supposedly do with the strange events in "Lo!"?

4. Who is not feeling well?

5. What is Calder doing in his room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is given to three people on a warm, October night and what have the three chosen to do?

2. What do Petra and Calder do additional study on and what does Petra learn about the woman in her dream?

3. What does the letter from Tommy say, and what is Calder's thoughts about the letter?

4. What does the author challenge the reader to do concerning the artwork and why?

5. How are clues related to the story?

6. What sort of books has Ms. Hussey chosen in Powell's Bookstore?

7. What book do Calder and Petra study after school, and what do they wonder about the first owner of the book?

8. How do the students respond to the quote by Picasso, and who is especially intrigued by it?

9. What interrupts Calder's writing about his assignment?

10. What is Ms. Hussey's assignment, and what is Calder's first response to the assignment?

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