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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twelve and Thirteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Louise Coffin Sharpe?
(a) Calder's great aunt.
(b) Petra's grandmother.
(c) The first owner of the book "Lo!".
(d) The author of Calder's book on art.

2. What type of projects and assignments are students working on in University School?
(a) Ones that are relevant to daily life.
(b) Ones that try to merge past knowledge with next-century knowledge.
(c) Ones that look to the future.
(d) The typical school type assignments.

3. How is Calder's home described?
(a) Loud but quite orderly.
(b) Orderly and quiet.
(c) Chaotic and loud.
(d) Quiet and disorganized.

4. Why are they calling the place?
(a) To ask about Vermeer's later life.
(b) To see if "The Lady Writing" is there.
(c) To report the dream Petra keeps having.
(d) To see if there are any paintings of Vermeer's contemporaries there.

5. What interrupts Calder in his writing?
(a) A commotion outside.
(b) A howl from his dog.
(c) A yell.
(d) A loud bang.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do Petra and Calder worry?

2. What do the students try to distinguish between various Vermeer paintings?

3. What do Petra and Calder learn in Chapter Eleven?

4. What is Ms. Hussey's class discussing at the opening of Chapter Four?

5. Why was University School started?

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