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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Petra begin to question?
2. What does Petra imagine in the bath?
3. What does Calder find that would be a good place to hide a painting?
4. What number is associated with odd coincidences?
5. What deadline does the thief give for his demands to be met?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Calder manage to search Mrs. Sharpe's house, and what does he find?
2. What is significant about the number twelve?
3. What hypothetical question does Ms. Hussey ask the Calder and Petra and what is their response?
4. Where does Calder manage to be left behind and what does he find?
5. How does Calder find "The Lady Waiting"?
6. What do Petra and Calder learn on the evening news?
7. What does Petra think about as she is reviewing what happened at Delia Dell?
8. What happens to Ms. Hussey in Chapter Fifteen?
9. What do Calder and Petra wonder as they sit in Gracie Hall?
10. What happens when Petra enters her kitchen the next morning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an important part of what makes "Chasing Vermeer" interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Calder. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Petra. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Mrs. Sharpe. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
4. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Ms. Hussey. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
Calder plays with his pentominoes in his room; they help him think. He is contemplating the assignment given by Ms. Hussey. What is art? To him art is something puzzling. Calder researches Vermeer and notices that he uses the same objects in many of his paintings. He also wonders if there is any hidden information in his paintings.
1. Why do you think Calder might think art is puzzling? Use examples from "Chasing Vermeer" and your own life to support your answer.
2. It is logical that Vermeer might use the same objects in many of his paintings. Explain why this might be true. Use examples from "Chasing Vermeer" and your own life to support your answer.
3. What do think Calder means when he wonders if Vermeer's art has hidden information in it? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Sometimes a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think "Chasing Vermeer" is? Explain your response.
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