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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. What other problem(s) is/are continuing for Petra and Calder?
(a) None.
(b) Just problems with Petra's father.
(c) Petra's father acting strangely and problems Tommy mentioned.
(d) Just problems with Tommy's situation.

2. Where is Calder caught?
(a) On the playground.
(b) On the basement steps.
(c) In the parking lot.
(d) In a hallway.

3. What does Petra wonder about Ms. Hussey and Mrs. Sharpe?
(a) If they are in danger.
(b) If they know the thief.
(c) Their connections to the crime.
(d) If they are in cohorts.

4. What location at the school do Calder and Petra think is more interesting than King Hall?
(a) The old school gym.
(b) Brewster auditorium.
(c) Kingdom Hall.
(d) Delia Dell Hall.

5. What makes Petra nervous as they wander this other location?
(a) It resembles some of Vermeer's paintings.
(b) It smells like there is something dead inside.
(c) It is dark.
(d) It is creaky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Calder find that would be a good place to hide a painting?

2. About what does Mrs. Sharpe seem pleased?

3. What does a man with a foreign accent do?

4. What do Petra and Calder do on November 22?

5. What appears in newspapers around the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is chasing Petra and Calder and what happens?

2. Who do Petra and Calder see on their way to school and what does she give them?

3. What happens to "The Lady Waiting" and how does the National Gallery respond to part of the thief's demands?

4. What happens when Petra and Calder have tea with Mrs. Sharpe?

5. What happens when the thief's letter appears in newspapers around the world?

6. Why do Petra and Calder not read the letter from Mrs. Sharpe to Ms. Hussey?

7. How does Calder find "The Lady Waiting"?

8. Why is Petra nervous in Delia Dell Hall?

9. What happens when Petra enters her kitchen the next morning?

10. What does Petra think about as she is reviewing what happened at Delia Dell?

(see the answer keys)

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