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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Eight and Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Calder write about as he sits in the sun?
(a) His cat's eyes that seem to be many different colors.
(b) His mother's colorful dresses.
(c) How pentominoes are art to him.
(d) His box.

3. Why is Petra embarrassed?
(a) That her secret place at Powell's is discovered.
(b) That she dropped all the books in her arms.
(c) That Ms. Hussey sees her spying on the teacher.
(d) That her purse falls and the contents scatter.

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

5. What does Petra's father bring up?
(a) A letter.
(b) A poor grade Petra made in math class.
(c) The mysterious writing in his favorite novel.
(d) Petra's being late for dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Petra dress up as on Halloween?

2. How does author say "Chasing Vemeer" is related to pentominoes?

3. What do the majority of the events in "Lo!" include?

4. What does Calder say all the oddness probably is?

5. What shocks Petra?

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