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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what does Calder feel trapped?
(a) Having to spend time with Petra.
(b) A puzzle.
(c) A no-win situation.
(d) A dangerous situation.

2. About what do Petra and Calder worry?
(a) All the problems that seem to be arising at the same time.
(b) If Ms. Hussey is badly injured.
(c) If Petra's father is leaving again on a business trip.
(d) If Calder's grandmother is too old to help them with their investigation.

3. Where does Calder work?
(a) He has no job.
(b) A local bookstore.
(c) The farmer's market.
(d) In a law office.

4. What truth does the thief say the public needs to learn?
(a) About Vermeer's real life.
(b) About the bribes happening with the Art Institute of Chicago.
(c) About Vermeer.
(d) About stolen art.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Petra and Calder study some more?

2. What does Petra think it all means?

3. How is Calder's home described?

4. Who is not feeling well?

5. Where do Petra and Calder live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Petra and Calder do additional study on and what does Petra learn about the woman in her dream?

2. What do Petra and Calder dress as for Halloween?

3. What does the letter from Tommy say, and what is Calder's thoughts about the letter?

4. What interrupts Calder's writing about his assignment?

5. How do the students respond to the quote by Picasso, and who is especially intrigued by it?

6. What is Ms. Hussey's assignment, and what is Calder's first response to the assignment?

7. What do Petra and Calder do to try to make sense of everything that's been happening?

8. What does Calder discover in Mrs. Sharpe's home?

9. What does the letter published by the Chicago Tribune state?

10. Who are Calder and Petra, and how do they differ?

(see the answer keys)

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