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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Claudia want to buy a newspaper?
(a) To see why the lines in the museum are so long
(b) To see if she is reported missing
(c) To keep her vow to learn something new every day
(d) To find out more about the statue

2. How will Jamie and Claudia carry their clothes?
(a) Trumpet Case
(b) Briefcase
(c) Suitcase
(d) Backpacks

3. What is Jamie's first decision as treasurer?
(a) Spend some money
(b) Get a taxi to the museum
(c) Get a bus to the museum
(d) Walk to museum

4. What was the main staple of food the children spent their own money on?
(a) Peanut butter crackers
(b) Nuts
(c) Hot dogs
(d) Cheese

5. Which of the following categories does a prologue fall under?
(a) Literary terms
(b) Literary elements
(c) Literary devices
(d) Literary techniques

6. How does Jamie hope to find out who is the artist of the statue?
(a) Lifting fingerprints
(b) Interviewing Mrs. Frankweiler
(c) Reading the newspaper
(d) Researching it at the library

7. Which of the following places was NOT an area where Claudia and James hid their belongings?
(a) Inside an urn
(b) Behind a tapestry screen
(c) In a sarcophagus
(d) Under the bedspread of their bed

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

9. Where does the bus driver take the bus after dropping the kids off at school?
(a) A lot where it sits all day
(b) A bus garage
(c) His house
(d) Another school

10. Where does Claudia plan to run away to?
(a) Newark
(b) Boston
(c) Greenwich
(d) New York City

11. What does Claudia want to do?
(a) Have a new baby sister
(b) Move in with her grandmother
(c) Run away
(d) Visit the city

12. Which word best describes what both Jamie and Claudia hope to find in New York City?
(a) Adventure
(b) Friends
(c) Success
(d) Riches

13. Which of the following literary devices describes the main idea of a novel?
(a) Plot
(b) Setting
(c) Structure
(d) Theme

14. Which of the following is the best definition of files as used in the title of this novel?
(a) Reports
(b) Records
(c) Rubs
(d) Folders

15. How long do Claudia and Jamie wait before doing anything after the bus driver leaves the bus?
(a) 8 min
(b) 8 min 2 sec
(c) 7 min 45 sec
(d) 6 min 50 sec

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Claudia and Jamie heading once they get off of the bus?

2. Which word best describes how Jamie and Claudia felt after their first day of their adventure?

3. To whom is Mrs. Frankweiler writing in the prologue?

4. What was their first order of business for the two children?

5. Who must Claudia and Jamie hide from during the night?

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