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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 does a man with a foreign accent do?
(a) Hide in the bushes by Mrs. Sharpe's house.
(b) Ask Petra and Calder a lot of questions.
(c) Accidentally bump into Calder.
(d) Picks up a letter Petra and Calder drop.

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

3. What do Calder and Petra pretend their assignment is?
(a) To make a drawing of the train station.
(b) To interview art experts.
(c) To make a map of the school.
(d) To learn about detective work.

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

5. What has Ms. Hussey received?
(a) A letter from her ex-husband.
(b) One of the letters from the thief.
(c) Bail from an anonymous well wisher.
(d) A reprimand from the school board.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Petra and Calder go to Fargo Hall?

2. Why hypothetical situation does Ms. Hussey put to Calder and Petra?

3. What are young people encourage to do in the "After" section?

4. Where do Petra and Calder wonder if the painting could be?

5. What appears in newspapers around the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the letter from Tommy say and how do Petra and Calder help?

4. How do Petra and Calder manage to have access to some of the hidden areas of the school?

5. What does Petra find near Mrs. Sharpe's home?

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

7. Where does Petra find Calder and the painting?

8. Where does Calder manage to be left behind and what does he find?

9. What do Calder and Petra wonder as they sit in Gracie Hall?

10. What hypothetical question does Ms. Hussey ask the Calder and Petra and what is their response?

(see the answer keys)

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