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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. What does Calder feel he is trying to solve?
(a) His difficult problem about school.
(b) An intricate math problem using his pentominoes.
(c) A puzzle.
(d) Everyone's problems.

2. What is Xavier's nickname?
(a) The Artist's Gumshoe.
(b) The Spook.
(c) The Glitter Man.
(d) The X.

3. What interrupts Calder in his writing?
(a) A loud bang.
(b) A howl from his dog.
(c) A commotion outside.
(d) A yell.

4. What appears in newspapers around the world?
(a) A picture just recently found of Vermeer.
(b) The thief's letter.
(c) A picture of Ms. Hussey handing the stolen painting to Mrs. Sharpe.
(d) A picture of Mrs. Sharpe stealing the painting.

5. With whom did Calder usually spend his free time until recently?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Petra.
(c) Robert.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Petra and the security guard go?

2. What does Petra see on the ground?

3. What is Calder doing in his room?

4. What does Petra encounter when she walks into the kitchen the next morning?

5. What does Ms. Hussey's class soon resemble?

(see the answer key)

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