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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. In what month does the book open?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) February.
(d) April.

2. 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) Clues are building blocks to solve a puzzle just as pentominoes build rectangles.
(c) The book is not related to pentominoes; it's just a way to catch the reader's attention.
(d) The book is organized on the basis of the four sides of a rectangle.

3. What does Ms. Hussey drop off in front of Powell's?
(a) A book.
(b) A cd.
(c) A picture.
(d) A map.

4. Where can one find answers about the clues in the book?
(a) In the teacher's guide.
(b) On a website.
(c) In footnotes.
(d) In the appendix in the back of the book.

5. What painting does Calder find on Mrs. Sharpe's wall?
(a) The same one that is on his box.
(b) The same one that Calder's mother has hanging over the couch.
(c) One that Ms. Hussey showed in class.
(d) One by a painter name Ilsatch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ms. Hussey teaching?

2. What do people supposedly do with the strange events in "Lo!"?

3. From where do the clippings in "Lo!" seem to come?

4. Besides the writing itself, what gives clues to aid in solving the mystery?

5. Who is Charles Fort?

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