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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of file as used in the title of this novel?
(a) Dossier
(b) Report
(c) Folder
(d) Line

2. Where do Claudia and Jamie meet after they are sure no one is still in the museum?
(a) The snack bar
(b) Back by the front door
(c) Their
(d) The bathroom

3. How were Claudia and Jamie sure to not be seen while the museum was being closed?
(a) In the lockers in the children's museum
(b) Behind the drapes of the poster bed
(c) Standing on the toilets
(d) In the lockers at the train station

4. Which of the following is the best synonym for attorney?
(a) Brief
(b) Notary
(c) Prosecutor
(d) Lawyer

5. What does Claudia make Jamie promise to do once he has read her plan?
(a) Destroy it
(b) Hide it
(c) Burn it
(d) Put it in his trumpet case

6. To whom is Mrs. Frankweiler writing in the prologue?
(a) Doctor
(b) Daughter
(c) Son
(d) Attorney

7. Which of the following items do Claudia and Jamie NOT leave up front in the museum?
(a) Money
(b) Claudia's jacket
(c) Book Bags
(d) Instrument cases

8. Which character does Jamie usually sit with on the bus ride home?
(a) Bruce
(b) Mark
(c) Claudia
(d) Will

9. Which of the following is the best definition for will as it is used in this prologue?
(a) Desires upon death
(b) Determination
(c) Willpower
(d) Wants

10. How does Claudia plan on entering the museum the first time?
(a) Back door
(b) Children's museum door
(c) Side door
(d) Front door

11. Which of the following is the best definition for a prologue?
(a) A short chapter at the beginning of a novel/story
(b) A short journey throughout a novel/story
(c) The viewpoint of the protangonist
(d) A short chapter at the end of a novel/story

12. How much money does Jamie have?
(a) $25.03
(b) $23.45
(c) $24.34
(d) $24.43

13. Which of the following is the best choice to describe how Jamie felt about Claudia's mandate?
(a) Prediliction
(b) Likes
(c) Dislikes
(d) Fondness

14. How does Claudia plan to enter the museum the second time?
(a) Back door
(b) Children's museum door
(c) Side door
(d) Front door

15. Where do Claudia and Jamie go on the train?
(a) Museum of Art
(b) Greenwich
(c) Grand Central Station
(d) Bus station

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week do Claudia and Jamie plan to run away on?

2. Which of the following literary devices describes the main idea of a novel?

3. Which amount is close to the amount Jamie has saved from his allowance and his game playing?

4. How does Jamie hope to find out who is the artist of the statue?

5. What does Claudia want to do?

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