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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 words best describes how Claudia felt after reading the letter from the museum director?

2. Where did Jamie and Claudia go after leaving the UN?

3. Where did Mrs. Frankweiler tell the children the answer to the secret they were researching lie?

4. What were the children planning on doing at the museum on Sunday?

5. What was Mrs. Frankweiler completing which Claudia and Jamie had to wait to be completed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Claudia want to return home?

2. What common bond do Jamie and Mrs. Frankweiler share?

3. What do Claudia and Jamie discuss before they go to bed?

4. Why does Claudia decide they should go to the laundromat?

5. What two reasons does Jamie use to convince Claudia to follow his plan instead of her own?

6. Who does Claudia think could finally help solve the mystery?

7. Where do the children store their clean clothes as they walk back to the museum?

8. Why is Jamie uncomfortable with renting a post office box?

9. Why is Jamie happy after the bath in the fountain?

10. What is Claudia's reaction to the director's letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you had access to all of the resources in the world, how would you have gone about trying to find the answer to who created the statue? Describe in very specific details the process you would go through.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing changes that occurred throughout the novel. The changes could be in the form of character changes, changes in beliefs, changes in knowledge, etc. Use specific examples from the text to support your essay.

Essay Topic 3

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

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