Chasing Vermeer Chapters 1-3

What does Calder seem unhappy about studying?

• words

• history

• biology

• culture

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the author say "Chasing Vermeer" is related to pentominoes?

• Clues are building blocks to solve a puzzle just as pentominoes build rectangles.

• The book is organized on the basis of the four sides of a rectangle.

• The book is not related to pentominoes; it's just a way to catch the reader's attention.

• "Chasing Vermeer" has groups of twelve small puzzles that create a larger puzzle.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What are each of the recipients of the letters unsure of?

• How to respond to the letter.

• If they want to participate in the mystery.

• Why they were chosen.

• If the danger of participating is worth the risk.

Where do Calder and Petra live?

• near each other

• in the same house

• in the same apartment complex

• across town from each other

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What are the two topics that the reader learns about in "Chasing Vermeer"?

• art and computors

• music and biology

• history and medicine

• science and music

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

How is Calder's home described?

• orderly and quiet

• messy and quiet

• messy and loud

• orderly and loud

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How many letters are delivered?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 6

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

In what city does the novel set?

• Chicago

• Amsterdam

• New York

• Miami

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What are pentominoes?

• geometric shapes

• a circus

• a place where dogs are trained

• a place where bad children are kept

What is Petra doing in Powell's one day when she encounters Calder?

• shelving books

• reading

• spying on Ms. Hussey

• writing down the names of poets

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6