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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Claudia and Jamie sit on the bus on Wednesday morning?

2. Which of the following characters is an attorney?

3. How much money does Jamie have?

4. Which of the following words best describes how Claudia feels in her family?

5. Where is the Children's Museum door located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Claudia's plan for hiding out in the museum.

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

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

4. What is the content of the letter Mrs. Frankweiler is sending?

5. Why is researching the statue exciting to the children?

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

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

8. What is the purpose of the prologue?

9. What is Claudia protesting by running away?

10. Why does Claudia choose Wednesday to run away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an epilogue chapter to balance out the prologue at the beginning of this novel.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses tension throughout the novel. Make an evaluation as to the techniques the author used to create the sense of tension throughout this novel using specific examples from the text to support your evaluations.

Essay Topic 3

Jamie wants to go home frequently throughout the novel. Explain how Claudia continues to convince him to stay on the mystery trail and continue finding out about the statue instead of going home. Use specific examples from the book to support your writing.

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