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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Calder learn about his grandmother?
(a) Her best friend was a good friend of one of Vermeer's descendants.
(b) Her favorite painter was Vermeer.
(c) She painted the picture hanging in Calder's living room.
(d) She was quite a good artist herself.

2. What is said in the publication?
(a) It says if the painting is returned, no charges will be filed.
(b) It is an appeal to the artistic taste of the thief.
(c) It says that they are very close to catching the thief.
(d) It praises the thief for the good that has come from the theft.

3. Who seems to speak to Petra with knowing eyes?
(a) Petra's father.
(b) Ms. Hussey.
(c) Petra's grandmother.
(d) A woman in a dream.

4. What does the Chicago Tribune publish?
(a) A letter from the thief of "The Lady Waiting".
(b) A demand for ransom money.
(c) A list of Vermeer's paintings.
(d) A schedule of the Art Institute of Chicago's gallery hours.

5. How do Calder and Petra decide to help the Lady?
(a) By hiring a private investigator.
(b) By paying attention to everything around them.
(c) By talking to Ms. Hussey.
(d) By learning more about who the lady is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Calder and Petra pretend their assignment is?

2. What had Petra and Calder seen coming?

3. How does Ms. Hussey seem to Calder and Petra?

4. According to the artist quoted, what also tells the truth?

5. What does the thief say he will do if the public does not respond to the thief's demands?

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