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

2. What helps Calder think?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Creating stories in his head.
(c) Working with the pentominoes.
(d) Meditation.

3. What type of projects and assignments are students working on in University School?
(a) Ones that try to merge past knowledge with next-century knowledge.
(b) Ones that look to the future.
(c) Ones that are relevant to daily life.
(d) The typical school type assignments.

4. What have these people chosen to do?
(a) Pursue justice.
(b) Receive an award.
(c) Try out for the local theater production.
(d) Have a charity benefit.

5. What is are pentominoes?
(a) Geometric shapes.
(b) A place when dogs are trained.
(c) A circus.
(d) A place where bad children are kept.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city is the novel set?

3. What does Ms. Hussey drop off in front of Powell's?

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

5. About whom does Calder worry?

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