Vocabulary
Change in order to do work or do better in a new situation.
What is adjust?
This character feels like they suffer many injustices.
Who is Claudia
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
What is the main setting of the story?
The turning point in the story.
What is the climax?
Jamie and Claudia's grandfather and Mrs. Frankweiler's attorney.
Who is Saxonberg?
To pay careful attention to the smallest of details.
What is thoroughness?
This character loves adventure and is careful with money.
Who is Jamie?
Claudia, Jamie, and Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Who are the main characters in the story?
Bologna, Italy
What file was the sketch filed under?
Mrs. Frankweiler needed to share a part of the mystery after years of keeping it to herself.
Why Mrs. Frankweiler sold Angel to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A printed message, often used in the late 1840's through the 1920's.
What is the telegraph?
This character is the recipient of many communications from Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and is the person she is telling the story to.
Who is Saxonberg?
Claudia believes she is unappreciated.
What is the main conflict of the story?
The owner of the long tree-lined road?
Who is Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler?
It's how Jamie now views Mrs. Frankweiler.
Pushing or shoving while moving.
This character "gets" Claudia and enjoys a secret too.
Who is Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler?
Jamie's reaction to Claudia's list of steps to running away.
What is Jamie tries to eat the paper.
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler believes the sketch will be turned into something to argue about and will always have some doubt as to its authenticity.
Why Mrs. Frankweiler doesn't want the museum to have the sketch of Angel.
Claudia is different. By having the secret, Claudia can go home.
How did Claudia change?
A lack of variety. Tedious, repetitive.
What is monotony?
This character believes everyone should look out for them, but prefers Steve the most.
Who is Kevin?
Claudia is insistant that she and Jamie make the most out of their time in the museum. Jamie isn't as enthusiastic.
What is Claudia believes they should learn something every day.
Jamie will do it for the money, Claudia will do it for the secret.
Why do Claudia and Jamie agree to Mrs. Frankweiler's conditions for leaving the sketch to them in the will?
All the loose ends are tied up and there is a sense of satisfaction or completion for the reader.
What is the resolution?