Name 2 things that all 3 letter recipients have in common.
They live alone.
Each has a discriminating eye, intelligence, and the ability to think outside of convention.
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What is Lo! by Charles Fort about?
It's about the unknown, such as shower of frogs and other living things.
100
What's the importance of blue M&M's?
The candy symbolizes secrecy, because, at special times, Calder and Petra will eat one to show their determination to figure out the strange connections they are discovering.
200
What is the name of the professor that started the University School as an experiment?
John Dewey
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The middle school that Calder and Petra attend is located on the edge of which campus?
The University of Chicago campus.
200
What does the mysterious letter writer ask for?
The letter writer asks for help correcting a centuries-old crime against a great painter.
200
Who appears to Petra in Chapter 5?
A young, but old-fashioned woman who is sitting at a table in a dark room. The girl from the Vermeer paintings.
200
Which Vermeer painting is being transferred from the National Gallery of Art to the Chicago Art Institute?
A Lady Writing
300
Who is the author of the book that Petra finds in the giveaway box at Powell's?
Charles Fort
300
What's the name of Petra's private hideaway and where Calder works?
Powell's Used Books
300
Explain 1 way Ms. Hussey's teaching methods are different from those of other teachers.
She doesn't have preplanned lessons, because she waits to see what interests the class.
300
What does Tommy's first letter to Calder say? What does Calder say in reply to this letter?
Tommy's letter tells about a next door neighbor boy, Frog, who disappeared and may have been kidnapped. Calder encourages Tommy to investigate the disappearance.
300
Why does the curator say that the theft of the Vermeer painting is targeted for an individual collection?
Because the painting would be recognized if sold on the black market. It might not be found if hidden in an individual's collection.
400
What is the first and last name of Calder's best friend that moved away? Where did he move to?
Tommy Segovia moved to New York.
400
Where does Ms. Hussey take the class on a field trip to?
The Art Institute.
400
What is the first assignment Ms. Hussey gives the students, and why does it fail?
She tells the students to write her an unforgettable letter, and it fails because the students didn't have anything important worth writing about.
400
Who invites Calder and Petra to tea, and why?
Mrs. Sharpe invites them to discuss Charles fort and Lo!
400
What is the thief's reason for stealing the Vermeer? According to the thief, when will it be given back?
The thief believes Vermeer only painted 26 of the 35 paintings attributed to him.
The stolen painting will be given back when the records are corrected.
500
Give 2 reasons why Vermeer is mysterious.
Little is known about him- there aren't any records of how he became an artist or who the people are in his paintings.
He only signed some of his paintings.
500
Where was Petra at when a museum guard found her?
She was emerging from a storeroom at the museum.
500
In Chapter 4, what did Picasso say about art?
Picasso said that art is a lie, but a lie that tells the truth.
500
Be specific- What do Calder and Petra dress up as for Halloween?
Petra dresses as the girl from her vision- the Vermeer girl with the pearls and yellow jacket. Calder dresses as the pentomino F.
500
Explain 2 reasons why Petra and Calder are suspicious of Ms. Hussey.
Her injury doesn't seem like it would result from a simple fall.
Ms. Hussey comments on the thief by saying that the person may crack under the stress, and Ms. Hussey looks like she's cracking.