Chasing Vermeer Chapters 1-10

How many people received a mysterious letter at the beginning of the story?

• one

• two

• three

• four

What made Ms. Hussey an unusual teacher?

• She was only 20 years old.

• She was in a boating accident that made her walk with a limp.

• She brought he cats to school each day.

• She didn't care about right and wrong answers.

What gave Calder extra time to take a job at Powell's Used Books?

• He did not make the baseball team.

• Mrs. Hussey always gives them time to finish their homework in class.

• His best friend Tommy moved away.

• His older sister does most of the chores at home.

What is something Petra and Calder have in common?

• They both have large, loud families.

• They both love reading.

• They both have parents from different countries.

• They both love using pentaminos to solve puzzles.

The strange book Lo! Petra found in the giveaway box at Powell's was about ____________.

• letters that changed people's lives.

• showers of living things.

• great art mysteries.

• how to solve a crime.

You have to decode Tommy and Calder's letters to understand them. What did Tommy say about his neighbor in the coded letter?

• His name is Frog, and he vanished.

• His name is Mike, and he let Tommy ride his motorcycle.

• Her name is Sheila, and she reminds him of Petra.

• His name is Jack, and he has a pet bullfrog.

This is Vermeer's painting The Geographer. Where is this painting seen in the story?

• on Calder's box and in Mrs. Sharpe's house

• in the Chicago Museum of Art on the class field trip

• Petra dreams about it and then sees it in an art book.

• hanging in Powell's Used Books in the Art section

Why is it surprising that Petra's chose to dress up as this woman in Vermeer's A Lady Writing painting for Halloween?

• Petra said she didn't like the painting when she saw it at the art museum.

• Petra made her costume based on a dream before she ever saw the painitng.

• Petra doesn't look anything like the woman in the painting.

• Petra and Calder had planned to have matching pentamino costumes.

Which member of Petra's family has received a mysterious letter?

• Petra

• her mother

• her father

• her sister

What do other kids think about Petra and Calder?

• Petra and Calder are weird.

• Petra and Calder are the spoiled.

• Other kids admire Petra and Calder.

• Petra and Calder are cousins.