Chapters 9-12

List all the strange (connections) that Calder and Petra have noticed so far.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Select all the strange things (connections) that Calder and Petra have noticed so far. (Select 3)

• Fort writes about strange disappearances and a boy named Frog has disappeared.

• Petra dresses up as a woman in a Vermeer painting.

• Calder's grandmas wishes Vermeer used more red in his paintings.

• Calder likes the color red.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What does Calder do with his pentominoes when he wants to figure something out?

• He eats a slice of pizza.

• He grabs one and a word will pop into his head?

• He grabs a drink and a word will pop into his head.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

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What does Calder do with his pentominoes when he wants to figure something out?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is Petra's favorite M&M color?

• red

• blue

• purple

• black

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is Petra's favorite M&M color?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The painting A Lady Writing was supposed to be in Washington D.C. at the National Gallery of Art, but it was on a loan and traveling to __________ when Calder and Petra called about it.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Calder's grandma Kanjana loved the color red. She wished it was used more in Vermeer's paintings. Why?

• She thought the color red was beautiful.

• She thought he was the best, but red would have made him perfect.

• She thought it would help the painting to be more colorful.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Calder's Grandma Kanjana loved the color red. She wished it was used more in Vermeer's paintings. Why?

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What two objects are often seen in the artwork in this novel? Remember you are supposed to be looking at the art just as carefully as you read the story.

• frogs and pentomino pieces

• apples and ;pentomino pieces

• dogs and frogs.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7