Chasing Vermeer Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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Chasing Vermeer Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. According to the artist quoted, what also tells the truth?
(a) Life.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Love.
(d) Art.

2. What does Petra notice about her father the next day?
(a) He is acting strangely.
(b) He is unusually happy.
(c) He is upset again.
(d) He seems ill.

3. Of what is "Lo!" full?
(a) Adages.
(b) Quotes.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Strange happenings.

4. What does Calder write about as he sits in the sun?
(a) His mother's colorful dresses.
(b) His box.
(c) How pentominoes are art to him.
(d) His cat's eyes that seem to be many different colors.

5. Who seems to speak to Petra with knowing eyes?
(a) Petra's father.
(b) Ms. Hussey.
(c) A woman in a dream.
(d) Petra's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Calder's home described?

2. What type of events is explained in the book Petra is reading?

3. What is the purpose of pentominoes?

4. What does Calder wish about Vermeer and Fort?

5. What does Petra dress up as on Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Calder and Petra learn about the Lady?

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

3. Where can the reader find the answers to the clues given in the art work?

4. What do Petra and Calder dress as for Halloween?

5. How do Petra and Calder's families differ?

6. What is wrong with Ms. Hussey and what do Caler and Petra think about all the problems?

7. What is Ms. Hussey teaching her students, and where is she teaching?

8. What do Petra and Calder learn about the Lady and what do they decide to do?

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

10. What does Calder discover in Mrs. Sharpe's home?

(see the answer keys)

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