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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 do Petra and the security guard go?
(a) To the basement.
(b) To Ms. Hussey's classroom.
(c) To the police department.
(d) To find Calder.

2. What does Petra think it all means?
(a) She thinks it has something to do with Calder.
(b) She thinks it's a joke.
(c) She thinks her best friend knows the answer.
(d) She is not sure.

3. How does author say "Chasing Vemeer" is related to pentominoes?
(a) Clues are building blocks to solve a puzzle just as pentominoes build rectangles.
(b) The book is organized on the basis of the four sides of a rectangle.
(c) The book is not related to pentominoes; it's just a way to catch the reader's attention.
(d) "Chasing Vermeer" has groups of twelve small puzzles that create a larger puzzle.

4. Why does Ms. Hussey not come to school?
(a) Her mother has died.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She has taken a leave of absence.
(d) She has been arrested.

5. How do Petra and Calder rethink their estimate of the thief?
(a) That he is insane.
(b) That he is bluffing.
(c) That he is more ruthless than they had thought.
(d) That he knows more about Vermeer than they realized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Petra's father bring up?

2. What truth does the thief say the public needs to learn?

3. What does Calder use as an way to look for large storage spaces?

4. What is Petra's father's response to what he brings up?

5. What is Calder doing in his room?

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