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Challenge
100
This creature served as a symbol throughout the book.
frog
100
What place is on the corner in the neighborhood?
Powell's Books
100
It all depends on what we get interested in--or what gets interested in us.'
Ms. Hussey
100
What does accusation mean?
blaming
100
This term refers to the clues or hints an author provides to suggest what will happen later in the novel.
What is foreshadowing.
200
This number seemed to be the most significant one in the story.
twelve
200
Where did Calder get locked in?
the basement of Gracie Hall
200
'Just be careful. Looking and seeing are two very different things.'
Mrs. Sharpe
200
The author talked about how this uproar was probably good for art historians and museum curators. What is a curator?
Person who runs a museum
200
Name the literary term employed in this sentence: �The blue shadows of late afternoon were menacing now.
What is personification.
300
This is the secret message conveyed in code through the illustrations in the book.
The Lady Lives!
300
Where did Ms. Hussey hide The Lady Writing?
Basement of the school
300
'We shall pick up an existence by its frogs.'
Charles Fort
300
What does reminiscing mean?
remembering
300
This term is often used in the mystery genre for something that distracts attention from the real issue.
What is Red Herring.
400
Who invented the pinhole code?
Aeneas
400
In the first chapter what body of water was mentioned?
Lake Michigan
400
'If it hadn't popped into my mind, I wouldn't have recognized 'The Geographer' at Mrs. Sharpe's...'
Calder
400
What does indelible mean?
can't be erased
400
This is the term for a device used to end a chapter at a moment of suspense to encourage the reader to continue on in the book.
What is cliffhanger.
500
What is a message tattooed under your hair?
steganography
500
What is the exact city of Mr. Sharpe's demise?
Amsterdam
500
'I'm telling you the TRUTH!'
Petra
500
What does guild mean? (It has to do with Vermeer)
group of people doing the same things or believing the same things
500
Name the literary term employed in this sentence: 'Petra�s household was a tornado where life swirled in noisy circles.'
What is a metaphor.