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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 correlation between truth and beauty.
(d) A great deal of art.

2. What is Ms. Hussey teaching?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Music.
(c) Biology.
(d) How to write letters.

3. Who gave Calder the box he pulls out to look in?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His grandfather.

4. In what city is the novel set?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Miami.

5. How does author say "Chasing Vemeer" is related to pentominoes?
(a) "Chasing Vermeer" has groups of twelve small puzzles that create a larger puzzle.
(b) The book is not related to pentominoes; it's just a way to catch the reader's attention.
(c) The book is organized on the basis of the four sides of a rectangle.
(d) Clues are building blocks to solve a puzzle just as pentominoes build rectangles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ms. Hussey's class supposed to investigate for this assignment?

2. What is in Petra's hair on the way to school the next morning?

3. Who is not feeling well?

4. What painting does Calder find on Mrs. Sharpe's wall?

5. What type of projects and assignments are students working on in University School?

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