Chasing Vermeer Chapters 10-12

Who does Calder think he and Petra should call?

• The Smithsonian

• The National Gallery

• The Guggenheim

• The Louvre

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What is the significance about the Art Institute in Chicago for Petra and Calder?

• It is where "The Lady Writing" was kept until about two years ago.

• It is close to their home and they can visit it easily.

• It is where "The Lady Writing" is due to arrive.

• It is scheduled to be closed for several months.

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What does Petra notice about her father the next day?

• He is acting strangely.

• He seems ill.

• He is upset again.

• He is unusually happy.

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What does Calder learn about his grandmother?

• Her best friend was a good friend of one of Vermeer's descendants.

• She was quite a good artist herself.

• She painted the picture hanging in calder's living room.

• Her favorite painter was Vermeer.

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What do Calder and Petra learn in Chapter 11?

• "The Lady Writing" was sent to Guggenheim instead of Chicago.

• Vermeer was never revered as an artist when he was alive.

• There are four of Vermeer's paintings at the Art Museum of Chicago.

• "The Lady Writing" was stolen.

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How does Ms. Hussey seem to Calder and Petra?

• Unhappy

• Visibly upset

• tired

• excited

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What does the Chicago Tribune publish?

• A letter from the thief of "The Lady Writing"

• A schedule of the Art Institute of Chicago's gallery hours

• A list of Vermeer's paintings

• A demand for ransom money

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What does Ms. Hussey's class soon resemble?

• organized chaos

• a 17th century studio

• a space shuttle

• a museum and laboratory

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What do Calder and Petra do on November 22?

• Get out of school early

• Have tea with Mrs. Sharpe

• Try to contact Vermeer in a seance

• Have tea at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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What do the students try to distinguish between various Vermeer paintings?

• Which are painted before Vermeer becomes famous.

• Which are real and which are fake

• Which are painted when Vermeer is suffering from a broken hand

• Which are painted when Vermeer's mother was influenced on his choices

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