Quotes
"Not having a schedule."
What does Jamie say was the best part of living away from home for a week?
"Five minutes of planning"
Claudia says this is "worth fifteen minutes of just looking."
the children's "adopted" grandmother
how Mrs. Frankweiler obtained the sketch
What is a poker game?
black marble, mirrors, and gold accents
What does Mrs. Frankweiler's bathroom look like?
"We are seeking information about the Italian Renaissance."
"Are you the children who have been missing from Greenwich for a week?"
What's the first thing Mrs. Frankweiler says to the kids?
one hour
How long do the Kincaid kids have to search Mrs. Frankweiler's office?
82
How old is Mrs. Frankweiler?
"white . . . and looks like frayed nylon thread"
What does Mrs. Frankweiler's hair look like?
"like a lab furnished as it is with steel, Formica, vinyl and lit by fluorescence"
What does Mrs. Frankweiler's office look like?
What is mac and cheese?
a sonnet
What evidence do the kids find that Angel was created by Michaelangelo?
The Met's Lost and Found
"when the stakes are high"
When does Mrs. Frankweiler never cheat?
"They're like looking into a kaleidoscope--the way those golden flecks in them keep catching the light"
What do Mrs. Frankweiler's eyes look like?
Mrs. Frankweiler's butler
Who is Parks?
the closet
Where was Mrs. Frankweiler hiding while the kids were searching through her files?
the impossible experience Mrs. Frankweiler wants
What is the feeling of being a mother?
Why doesn't Claudia feel like she can go home without knowing about Angel?
"excitement that has found a settling down place, but there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around"
What is happiness?
Mrs. Frankweiler's chauffeur
Who is Sheldon?
bribery
How does Mrs. Frankweiler ensure that the Kincaid kids will keep her secret?
fake sneezing
How did Jamie try to get Mrs. Frankweiler's attention?
What are secrets?
"You should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up inside of you until it touches everything. And you can feel it inside you. If you never take time out to let that happen, then you just accumulate facts, and they begin to rattle around inside of you. You can make noise with them, but never really feel anything with them. It's hollow."
How does Mrs. Frankweiler respond to Claudia's insistence that one must learn something new every day?
Mrs. Frankweiler's maid
What is the Bologna file?
34 cents
How much money does Mrs. Frankweiler lose to Jamie in their games of war?