Chasing Vermeer Ch. 16-24

When Mrs. Sharpe fell and hurt her leg, she asked Petra and Calder to ____________________.

• call 911

• mail a letter to Ms. Hussey for her

• pick up some books from Powell's for her

• shovel the snow off her front walkway

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Where had they seen the man with the German accent before?

• At the hospital

• At the post office

• At the grocery store

• At school

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

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CCSS.RL.6.2

A confusion over homynym. When Calder pulled the letter "P" pentomino from his pocket, what did he suggest it stood for? What word did Petra mistakenly think it meant?

• Calder - pray; Petra - prey

• Calder - prey; Petra - pray

• Calder - pig; Petra - prey

• Calder - prey; Petra - prety

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What strategy did Petra and Calder come up with in order to have the excuse for searching the school thoroughly?

• They said they were looking for a missing pair of eyeglasses

• They said they were running errands for the school secretary

• They pretended that they had been given the assignment of mapping the school

• They pretended as if they were searching for a crazy class pet who escaped

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What did the clues "Key-pearl-heel" sound like?

• Key Part Heels

• Keep her here

• Keep her home

• Key her home

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.1.2B

CCSS.RF.1.2C

CCSS.RF.1.2D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What makes Petra think she knows where the painting is?

• She pictures the painting in a place with dark wood paneling.

• She found a letter on the sidewalk that told where it was.

• She saw the thief hide it.

• She figures it has to be close to the museum where it was stolen.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

In what building do Petra and Calder find "A Lady Writing"?

• Hussey

• Delia Dell

• Fargo

• Gracie

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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

When Petra and Calder find the painting, they _______________.

• take it straight to the authorities

• are chased by the thief

• set off a burglar alarm and are frightened by the loud noise

• take it straight to Ms. Hussey

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

After Petra and Calder get separated, where did Petra find Calder and the painting?

• Delia Dell Hall

• Castiligone's tree house

• the playground

• in the police car

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Which was NOT a result of the art theft?

• People began buying The Vermeer Dillemma: What Happens Now? for $1.50 each.

• People were talking about Vermeer paintings and trying to decide for themselves which ones were fake.

• The painting "A Lady Writing" was destroyed.

• Petra dressed as the woman in the painting "A Lady Writing" for Halloween.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

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CCSS.RI.5.1