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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. Which of the following items do Claudia and Jamie NOT leave up front in the museum?

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

3. Besides the money, what other item did Jamie choose to bring on the adventure?

4. Where do Claudia and Jamie go as the museum begins to close?

5. How does Claudia plan to leave the museum?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jamie earn a lot of his money?

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

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

6. What is Claudia protesting by running away?

7. What is the purpose of the prologue?

8. Explain why it is important for Claudia and Jamie to hide their belongings each morning.

9. What is Mrs. Frankweiler sending to her attorney?

10. Why does Claudia believe she has to do the majority of the household chores?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed essay describing how Claudia's character in the novel could be considered a good thinker. Use details from the novel to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing how Claudia or Jamie's characters were developed throughout the novel, beginning with their ride on the school bus to the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Have the students write an essay on how this novel would be different if it had been written from a different point of view (such as Saxonberg's).

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