From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler Chpts 1-2

In the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, who are the main characters?

What is one of the main reasons Claudia gives for wanting to run away?

• She feels left out.

• Her parents left her and her brothers alone.

• She was tired of being a straight A kid and having to be responsible for everything.

• She was having problems with friends and didn't want to go to school.

How were Claudia and Jamie going to pay for their train fare?

• They had saved up enough allowance to pay for their tickets.

• Claudia found an unused train pass in her mom's trash can.

• They had planned to sneak onto the train in hopes no one would catch them.

• They were going to going to go to the station and see if someone had 2 extra tickets.

What is the setting of the story?

Jamie would play ________ on the bus with his buddy Bruce every day on the bus.

Where did the kids plan on putting their clothes when they ran away?

How did the kids make it to the train station without being seen?

• They dressed up in costumes and walked there.

• They hitchhiked.

• They got a ride in a taxi.

• They stowed away on the school bus.

Why were Jamie's pockets making so much noise?

Where were they going to hide out?

• The New York Public Library.

• The Bronx Zoo.

• In the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

• Central Park.

Why was Claudia glad that Jamie came along?

• Manhattan required the courage of two Kincaids.

• He had a radio.

• She really enjoyed the company.

• He had a compass and knew how to read a map better than she did.