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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six and Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Petra find at her home?
(a) Very little art.
(b) Meaning in the everyday things she uses.
(c) A great deal of art.
(d) A correlation between truth and beauty.

2. What most interests Calder?
(a) Math and pentominoes.
(b) Biology.
(c) Sports.
(d) Music.

3. How is Petra's family described?
(a) Chaotic and loud.
(b) Quiet and intellectual.
(c) Small and not close.
(d) Small and close knit.

4. Who have arrived outside where Calder is?
(a) Just Mr. Watch.
(b) Petra.
(c) Calder's grandmother.
(d) Ms. Hussey, Mrs. Sharpe and Mr. Watch.

5. What is the weather like at the opening of the novel?
(a) Unusually cold.
(b) Warm
(c) Blizzard conditions.
(d) Very hot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seems to speak to Petra with knowing eyes?

2. Where can one find answers about the clues in the book?

3. Who are Calder and Petra?

4. What artist does Ms Hussey quote?

5. What does Ms. Hussey drop off in front of Powell's?

(see the answer key)

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