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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten and Eleven.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What excites Petra in school?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Research writing.
(d) High-end mathematics.

3. What helps Calder think?
(a) Creating stories in his head.
(b) Listening to music.
(c) Working with the pentominoes.
(d) Meditation.

4. What is are pentominoes?
(a) Geometric shapes.
(b) A place when dogs are trained.
(c) A circus.
(d) A place where bad children are kept.

5. About whom does Calder worry?
(a) Tommy.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) Petra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was University School started?

2. What does Calder's grandmother call a "rainbow bath"?

3. What does Calder seem unhappy about studying?

4. What does Petra learn about the woman in her dream?

5. What artist does Ms Hussey quote?

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