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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty-Three, Twenty-Four, and Afterwords.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Petra and Calder do on November 22?
(a) Have tea at the Art Institute of Chicago.
(b) Have tea with Mrs. Sharpe.
(c) Try to contact Vermeer in a seance.
(d) Get out of school early.

3. What is significant about the Art Institute in Chicago for Petra and Calder?
(a) It is where "The Lady Writing" is due to arrive.
(b) It is scheduled to be closed for several months for remodeling.
(c) It is where "The Lady Writing" was kept until about two years earlier.
(d) It is close to their home and they can visit it easily.

4. Besides the writing itself, what gives clues to aid in solving the mystery?
(a) The appendix.
(b) The chapter titles.
(c) The artwork.
(d) The individual vocabulary words.

5. What is becoming a worldwide phenomenon?
(a) The taking of paintings as hostage for learning.
(b) Reverence for Vermeer.
(c) Bringing art to the people.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Mrs. Sharpe seem pleased?

2. What does the publication say in conclusion?

3. What is the weather like at the opening of the novel?

4. Where do Petra and Calder see Mrs. Sharpe again?

5. How much do the students have to know about art to have an opinion about art?

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