From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Ch. 8

What reason did Jamie give the girl selling tickets for why they were not in school that day?

• Jamie told her it was a snow day so there was not any school.

• He told her it was summer break so there was not any school.

• He told her the boiler on the furnace broke so there was not any heat at school.

• He told her there was a gas leak in the kitchen so they had to evacuate.

How did Claudia react after she read the letter from the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

• She jumped for joy because she helped solve the mystery.

• She began jumping up and down and yelling angrily because they did not take her seriously.

• She began crying in disappointment that the mystery is still not solved.

• She picked up Jamie and twirled him around because they were heroes.

What did Claudia say that she wanted to return to Greenwich like?

• She wanted to be "different"

• She wanted to be "wiser"

• She wanted to be more "independent"

• She wanted to be more "mature"

Where does Jamie want to go vs where Claudia wants to go at the end of the chapter?

• Jamie wants to go to the woods and Claudia wants to take a taxi home.

• Jamie wants to buy tickets for home and Claudia wants to buy tickets to Farmington, CT.

• Jamie wants to buy tickets for Farmington CT, and Claudia wants to buy tickets for home.

• Jamie wants to go to the beach and Claudia wants to stay at the museum.

What is in Farmington, Connecticut?

• their home

• another Michelangelo museum

• Grand Central Station

• Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler's home

Did the information that Jamie and Claudia provided the museum solve the Michelangelo mystery?

• Yes, that was the missing information the museum needed.

• No, the museum was having to call in experts to examine the statue to determine if Michelangelo truly made it or if someone else did.

• No, the museum did not take their letter seriously so they were not looking into the statue.

• No, the museum stated what they found was incorrect.

What did their tour guides skin remind Claudia of?

• Her mother's November birthstone: a smoky topaz.

• Her mother's July birthstone: ruby red.

• Her mother's June birthstone: a shiny pearl.

• Her mother's April birthstone: a bright diamond.

What type of traditional dress did their tour guide at the United Nations wear?

• a formal wedding dress

• a kilt

• a kimono

• a sari

Based on the letter from the museum, which of the following was NOT a country that the Michelangelo experts came from?

• Germany

• Italy

• Sweden

• England

Which of the following heroines was NOT mentioned in the chapter by Claudia?

• Harriet Tubman

• Clara Barton

• Florence Nightengale

• Joan of Arc