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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. What does Mrs. Sharpe give Petra and Calder?
(a) A bag of odd objects.
(b) A bag of cookies.
(c) A letter to mail.
(d) An apple a piece.

2. What are young people encourage to do in the "After" section?
(a) Take up painting.
(b) Create their on adventures.
(c) Pay attention to strange coincidences.
(d) Study some of the less well known painters.

3. What do Petra and Calder do on November 22?
(a) Have tea at the Art Institute of Chicago.
(b) Have tea with Mrs. Sharpe.
(c) Get out of school early.
(d) Try to contact Vermeer in a seance.

4. What is the Castiglione's treehouse?
(a) A mythical meeting place.
(b) Where they find Calder.
(c) Where Petra and Calder always go to plan.
(d) A treehouse that is actually on the ground.

5. What deadline does the thief give for his demands to be met?
(a) February 1.
(b) January 21.
(c) February 14.
(d) January 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Petra wonder about Ms. Hussey and Mrs. Sharpe?

2. What does Petra see on the ground?

3. What question is asked concerning both Ms. Hussey and Mrs. Sharpe?

4. Where are Petra and Calder in the opening of Chapter Seventeen?

5. Who does Mrs. Sharpe know who was murdered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to "The Lady Waiting" and how does the National Gallery respond to part of the thief's demands?

2. What does Petra find near Mrs. Sharpe's home?

3. Who is chasing Petra and Calder and what happens?

4. Who do Petra and Calder see on their way to school and what does she give them?

5. What is significant about the number twelve?

6. What does Petra think about as she is reviewing what happened at Delia Dell?

7. What happens when the thief's letter appears in newspapers around the world?

8. What hypothetical question does Ms. Hussey ask the Calder and Petra and what is their response?

9. How is Ms. Hussey's class metamorphosing?

10. What happens when Petra enters her kitchen the next morning?

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