Chasing Vermeer Ch 7-10 Quiz

Why does it interest Petra when Calder tells her he saw Ms. Hussey and Mr. Watch with a woman named Mrs. Sharpe?

• Her grandmother’s last name was Sharpe

• She thought it was the same woman that used to babysit her

• Her book, Lo! had Louise Coffin Sharpe written inside the cover

• She had always thought Ms. Hussey’s real last name was Sharpe

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1. Where does Mr. Watch send Calder on a delivery the next day?

• Petra's
• His own office
• Mrs. Sharpe's
• Ms. Hussey's

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1. What does Calder find ironic about Mrs. Sharpe’s home?

• She has a different painting than the one he has on his box
• She has two front doors
• She has a large version of the same painting he has on his box
• She has a picture of him hanging on her fridge

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1. How does Mrs. Sharpe respond to Calder asking her about Lo!?

• She seems impressed and invites Petra and him over for tea
• She gets angry and demands he leave
• She gets silent and walks upstairs
• She becomes overly excited and faints

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1. What does Petra overhear her father talking about again?

• Her grades
• Calder
• A letter
• Ms. Hussey

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1. Calder realizes Petra’s costume is from ______.

• An illustration in the book, Lo!
• A Vermeer painting
• Comic books
• The Bible

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1. What was spooky about Vermeer’s Baptism?

• Vermeer was baptized in a haunted church
• 1. He was baptized on Halloween

• Vermeer's baptism was interrupted by a ghost
• Vermeer's baptism caused a supernatural event

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1. What conclusion do Calder and Petra come to after conducting research on Vermeer?

• He has been very famous since he was young
• Very little is known about Vermeer’s life
• Vermeer never painted the same people or images more than once
• Vermeer was a contemporary of Picasso

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1. When they call the National Gallery of Art asking about "A Lady Writing" painting, what are they told?

• The painting has been stolen
• The painting is locked in their basement and not on display
• 1. The painting is in Chicago temporarily

• The painting is safely in its usual spot

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1. What has Petra noticed about her father ever since he received that letter?

• He has seemed distracted
• He has been sleeping more
• He has taken up a new hobby
• He has been more talkative

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