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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Calder learn about his grandmother?
(a) She painted the picture hanging in Calder's living room.
(b) She was quite a good artist herself.
(c) Her favorite painter was Vermeer.
(d) Her best friend was a good friend of one of Vermeer's descendants.

2. What does Calder think when he sees Petra in her Halloween costume?
(a) He thinks she looks silly.
(b) The costume looks like one from a book about Vermeer.
(c) He thinks she looks awesome.
(d) He thinks she is a bit strange.

3. What most interests Calder?
(a) Music.
(b) Biology.
(c) Math and pentominoes.
(d) Sports.

4. What has Ms. Hussey received?
(a) A letter from her ex-husband.
(b) Bail from an anonymous well wisher.
(c) A reprimand from the school board.
(d) One of the letters from the thief.

5. What do the students try to distinguish between various Vermeer paintings?
(a) Which are painted when Vermeer is suffering from a broken hand.
(b) Which are real and which are fake.
(c) Which are painted before Vermeer becomes famous.
(d) Which are painted when Vermeer's mother was influential on his choices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the students find many objects that resemble objects in Vermeer paintings?

2. In what month does the book open?

3. What is Petra doing in Powell's one day when she encounters Calder?

4. Who gave Calder the box he pulls out to look in?

5. Who are Calder and Petra?

(see the answer key)

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