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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who seems to speak to Petra with knowing eyes?
(a) A woman in a dream.
(b) Petra's grandmother.
(c) Ms. Hussey.
(d) Petra's father.

2. Who is "Old Fred"?
(a) Calder's uncle.
(b) Petra's new stepfather.
(c) Tommy's new stepfather.
(d) Calder's cousin.

3. What is Petra's father's response to what he brings up?
(a) He is nonchalant.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He is irate.
(d) He is upset.

4. What does Calder learn about his grandmother?
(a) She painted the picture hanging in Calder's living room.
(b) Her favorite painter was Vermeer.
(c) Her best friend was a good friend of one of Vermeer's descendants.
(d) She was quite a good artist herself.

5. What does Petra's father bring up?
(a) The mysterious writing in his favorite novel.
(b) A poor grade Petra made in math class.
(c) Petra's being late for dinner.
(d) A letter.

6. What does Petra find at her home?
(a) A great deal of art.
(b) A correlation between truth and beauty.
(c) Meaning in the everyday things she uses.
(d) Very little art.

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

8. What is Ms. Hussey's class supposed to investigate for this assignment?
(a) Letter writing.
(b) Bullying.
(c) Behavior.
(d) Manners.

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

10. Of what University is the University School where Ms. Hussey teaches associated?
(a) New York University.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) It is not associated with a university.

11. What is Ms. Hussey's class discussing at the opening of Chapter Four?
(a) About visiting the museum of natural history.
(b) How math is related to art.
(c) The trip to the art museum.
(d) Whether to have a second trip to the zoo.

12. According to the artist quoted, what also tells the truth?
(a) Love.
(b) Life.
(c) Art.
(d) Beauty.

13. Why was University School started?
(a) To enable unique students to get a quality education.
(b) To see if a school could exist on private funding alone.
(c) As an experiment.
(d) To serve the families of the military.

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

15. How do Calder and Petra decide to help the Lady?
(a) By learning more about who the lady is.
(b) By talking to Ms. Hussey.
(c) By hiring a private investigator.
(d) By paying attention to everything around them.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what are these three people warned?

2. What do Petra and Calder study some more?

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

4. What does Petra start looking for in the world around her?

5. Who is not feeling well?

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