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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Claudia do at Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler's house?

a)

took a bath

b)

spilled her tea

c)

ate all the cookies

d)

ran away

2.

What did Jamie and Claudia study when they were at the Museum?

a)

the security guard

b)

the whole museum

c)

the angel statue

d)

New York City

3.

Where is Claudia running away to?

a)

Mrs. Frankweiler's house

b)

Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

c)

an old museum in California

4.

Who does Claudia choose to be her runaway companion?

a)

Mrs. Frankweiler

b)

Jamie

c)

a boy from her class

5.

Why is Jamie a good runaway companion?

a)

He is quiet.

b)

He's older than Claudia and knows more than she does.

c)

He saves his money.

6.

What letter was revealed in the crushed velvet?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

K

d)

M

7.

What does Claudia say that they have to do before they go home?

a)

They have to determine the truth about the angel.

b)

They have to spend all their money.

c)

They have to spend one month away.

d)

They have to write down a list of all the things that they have learned.

8.

What did Jamie learned while he was waiting in the bathroom on Saturday evening?

a)

The museum was going to get a new painting.

b)

The statue of the angel was going to be moved.

c)

The guards had found Claudia.

d)

The museum was closing because of bad weather.

9.

Why did Claudia want to mail a letter to her parents?

a)

so they wouldn't call the FBI

b)

to tell them that she would never come home

c)

to tell them that she mailed in the corn flake tops

d)

to tell them that she hates them

10.

What piece of art seemed to catch Claudia's attention?

a)

a painting of the sky

b)

an ugly, misshapen sculpture

c)

a beautiful, graceful angel

d)

a painting of a child

11.

Who owned the "Angel" statue before the Metropolitan Museum of Art bought it at the auction?

a)

the Queen of England

b)

Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

c)

President John F. Kennedy

d)

Judy Garland

12.

Who is believed to be the artist responsible for creating the "Angel" statue?

a)

Donatello

b)

Picasso

c)

da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

13.

Sells the sculpture, Angel, for $225

a)

Michaelangelo

b)

Mrs. Frankweiler

c)

Jamie

d)

Claudia

14.

When the museum closes, where do Claudia and Jamie hide?

a)

in the bathrooms

b)

under the beds

c)

in the mummy's tomb

15.

How did Jamie earn most of his money before running away?

a)

picking up trash

b)

doing chores

c)

playing cards with other kids

16.

How did Claudia and Jamie find the sketch of Angel?

a)

they found it in the museum

b)

they found it in Mrs. Frankweiler's mixed up files

c)

they found it in the New York library

17.
What is the name Jamie uses for the post office box? Why does he use that name?
a)
Jamie uses the name Angelo Michaels. It's based on Michelangelo and because Jamie didn't want to use his own name.
b)
Jamie uses Claudia Frankweiler. He uses this name to please Claudia and the statue donor.
c)
Jamie uses the name Angel Marble. He uses this name because Angel is made of marble.
d)
Jamie uses the name Frank E. Weiler. He uses this name because it is the last name of the statue donor.
18.
Why don't Claudia and Jamie ask one of the children in the museum to deliver their letter to the office?
a)
They don't trust the children to deliver it.
b)
Jamie thinks one of the children would ruin the letter.
c)
The children aren't paying attention to Jamie and Claudia.
d)
The children are in Jamie's class from school.
19.
Why is the letter from the museum a disappointment?
a)
It says that the museum already knew about the clue.
b)
It tells Jamie and Claudia that the museum has already published the true artist's name.
c)
The letter is blank.
d)
Jamie and Claudia find out that the statue is a fake.
20.
How do Jamie and Claudia return home?
a)
They ride the same train they took to New York.
b)
Jamie and Claudia take a cab home.
c)
Jamie and Claudia travel home in Mrs. Frankweiler's Rolls Royce.
d)
They ride in the back of a police car.
21.
What does Mrs. Frankweiler promise Jamie and Claudia in exchange for the tale of their adventure?
a)
She will leave them her files in her will.
b)
She will publish their story in a book.
c)
They can have all of her other artwork.
d)
Mrs. Frankweiler will pay for them to take the train home.
22.
What finally provides Jamie and Claudia with the answer to their question about Angel?
a)
They find a miniature version of the statue in Mrs. Frankweiler's living room.
b)
They find a sketch of the sculpture in one of Mrs. Frankweiler's files signed by Michelangelo.
c)
Mrs. Frankweiler tells them the answer while they are eating cake.
d)
Claudia finds a photograph of the statue in a scrapbook that name Angel as a statue of Da Vinci.
23.
What is one thing Mrs. Frankweiler promises to leave Jamie and Claudia in her will?
a)
the sketch by Michelangelo
b)
a photo of another statue by Michelangelo
c)
her Rolls Royce car
d)
another statue by Michelangelo
24.
Jamie and Claudia think Mrs. Frankweiler is like a _____________ at the end of the novel.
a)
boss
b)
secret agent
c)
artist
d)
grandmother
25.

What name does Jamie use for the P.O box?

a)

Jamie Kincaid

b)

Michael Met

c)

Michael Angelo

d)

Angelo Michaels

26.

How does Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler make sure that Jamie will keep her secret?

a)

She makes him sign a contract

b)

She know he will keep it a secret just because it's a secret

c)

If he tell, he will be written out of the will and lose all the money.

d)

She doesn't tell him her secret about the angel.

27.

Who is Saxonberg?

a)

The head of the museum

b)

Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler's lawyer

c)

Claudia and Jamie's grandfather

d)

Mrs. Frankweiler's lawyer and the children's grandfather

28.

What did Claudia tell Jamie to pack his clothes in?

a)

His trumpet case

b)

His backpack

c)

His laundry basket

d)

His pillowcase

29.

What did Jamie say he was helpless about?

a)

Cheating at cards

b)

Riding a skateboard

c)

Recording a YouTube video

d)

Telling time