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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 will Jamie and Claudia be hiding out?
(a) Museum
(b) Woods
(c) Subway
(d) Bus

2. Which of the following literary devices is the turning point of a story?
(a) Theme
(b) Climax
(c) Structure
(d) Conflict

3. Which of the following literary devices describes a series of events that occur in a novel?
(a) Setting
(b) Theme
(c) Structure
(d) Plot

4. Which of the following best describes the shift in the theme of the story during chapter four?
(a) From mystery of what NYC is like to mystery of the statue
(b) From adventure of going to NYC to adventure of finding the answer about the statue
(c) From adventure of getting to NYC to mystery of the statue
(d) From fiction to nonfiction

5. How were Claudia and Jamie sure to not be seen while the museum was being closed?
(a) Standing on the toilets
(b) Behind the drapes of the poster bed
(c) In the lockers at the train station
(d) In the lockers in the children's museum

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is the narrator of this novel?

2. Which of the following categories does a prologue fall under?

3. What is Jamie's first decision as treasurer?

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

5. Who does Claudia tell her parents not to call in her letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jamie insist on walking?

2. Why does Claudia choose Wednesday to run away?

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

4. List one reason Claudia chooses Jamie to run away with her.

5. Why does Jamie pick the Italian Renaissance room?

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

7. Where does Jamie try to convince Claudia to stay when they are in New York City?

8. What is the purpose of the prologue?

9. What word best describes the role at this point of Mrs. Frankweiler in this novel?

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

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