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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. Which of the following is the best definition for will as it is used in this prologue?
(a) Willpower
(b) Desires upon death
(c) Wants
(d) Determination

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

3. Who does Claudia tell her parents not to call in her letter?
(a) CIA
(b) School
(c) Police
(d) FBI

4. Which of the following is the best definition of file as used in the title of this novel?
(a) Line
(b) Folder
(c) Dossier
(d) Report

5. Where do Claudia and Jamie plan to spend the night?
(a) The train station
(b) Poster bed with drapes
(c) Bathrooms
(d) Children's museum

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jamie hope to find out who is the artist of the statue?

3. Why were Claudia and Jamie uncomfortable on the bus?

4. How much money does Jamie have?

5. Why were Jamie and Claudia in such a hurry to get dressed in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Claudia want to get to the museum?

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

4. Why do Claudia and Jamie wait for awhile before coming up out of their hiding places?

5. What is the purpose of the prologue?

6. Where do Jamie and Claudia ride on the train once they are in New York City?

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

8. Which character does not want to walk to the museum?

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

10. Why do Jamie and Claudia hid on the bus?

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