Chasing Vermeer

Chapter Nine is called "The Blue Ones." What are "the blue ones?"

• blue earrings found in many of Vermeer's paintings

• blue pentamino pieces that are Petra and Calder's secret code

• blue M&M's that symbolize secrecy

• blue marks they found on a few pages in the book Lo!

Petra's dream inspired Petra and Calder to research Vermeer. Which of the facts below is NOT true about Johannes Vermeer?

• He had eleven children.

• He painted the same people in the same place many times.

• He was rich.

• He was not famous during his lifetime.

There are a lot of coincidences in this book. Which one did NOT happen?

• Calder's grandmother chose to paint her house red because she did not think Vermeer used enough red.

• The painting "A Lady Writing" that Petra dreamed about is coming to Chicago where they live.

• Calder has a picture of a Vermeer painting on his box, and Mrs. Sharpe has that same painting in her house.

• Petra's mother loves Vermeer paintings, so she helped Petra create her Halloween costume to look like her favorite painting.

The person who sent the mysterious letters at the beginning of the book is ____________.

• the person who stole Vermeer's painting.

• Ms. Hussey

• a police officer who predicted the theft of Vermeer's painting.

• a concerned artist who wants to catch the art thief before his works are also stolen.

According to the letter published in the newspaper, why did someone steal "A Lady Writing?"

• It is worth millions of dollars, so the thief can sell it on the black market and get rich.

• The thief wants people to look closely at Vermeer's paintings to see if they were all really painted by Vermeer.

• The thief felt it was an ugly painting, not worthy of being displayed in a museum.

• The thief is a descendant of the lady in the picture, so he or she thinks it belongs in their family.

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You need to decode Tommy and Calder's letters to fully understand the story. What did Tommy say in his letter to Calder?

• His mom was fighting with Frog.

• His mom was fighting with Fred.

• His mom took away his bike when she found him investigating Frog's disappearance.

• Frog has been found.

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What does the thief do to keep the community interested in the theft of the painting?

• sends more mysterious letters to people asking for their help

• publishes letters in the newspaper

• sells T-shirts that say, "You will come to agree with me."

• takes a second Vermeer painting

Why did Petra and Calder sell brownies to raise money?

• They wanted to donate to the police to help catch the art thief.

• They were worried about Ms. Hussey, and they wanted to help her buy a guard dog.

• They wanted to help Tommy and his mother come back home.

• Their school had a fundraiser so they could visit the mueseum again to look at Vermeer paintings.

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Why did Ms. Hussey finally admit that she had received one of the mysterious letters?

• She was arrested as a suspect in the theft, and she wanted to clear her name.

• She was terrified and went to the police to ask for protection.

• She was worried that no one would solve the crime if she did not share what she knew.

• The thief sent her another letter, and she was scared she was getting in too deep.

Why did Petra and Calder ask the principal to let them in the school basement?

• They needed a place to hide all the clues they had collected.

• They wanted to see if it would be a good place for Ms. Hussey to hide if the thief came after her.

• They were looking for the missing painting.

• They suspected that the thief was using it as a hideout.

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