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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. Where is the Children's Museum door located?
(a) Back
(b) Right side
(c) Front
(d) Left side

2. Why were Jamie and Claudia in such a hurry to get dressed in the morning?
(a) They heard guards coming
(b) It was cold in the museum
(c) They needed to get home
(d) They slept late and knew the museum would be opening

3. Where do Claudia and Jamie plan to spend the night?
(a) Poster bed with drapes
(b) Children's museum
(c) The train station
(d) Bathrooms

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

5. What game does Jamie usually play on the bus on the way home?
(a) Cards
(b) I spy
(c) Video games
(d) None

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mrs. Frankweiler?

2. Which of the following literary devices describes a series of events that occur in a novel?

3. How far is Jamie willing to walk to get to the museum rather than spending money?

4. Which of the following characters is the bus driver?

5. What are Claudia and Jamie scouting for throughout the museum?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jamie keep his jacket?

2. How is Claudia's desire to run away untraditional?

3. Why does the money make so much noise in Jamie's pocket?

4. What genre would the prologue indicate this novel will be?

5. What is the content of the letter Mrs. Frankweiler is sending?

6. Why doesn't Mrs. Frankweiler deliver her letter herself?

7. How does Jamie earn a lot of his money?

8. Which character does not want to walk to the museum?

9. Describe Jamie and Claudia's bus ride to school.

10. Where do Jamie and Claudia ride on the train once they are in New York City?

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