Ch. 1-2
The letter from Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler at the beginning of the story is addressed to this person.
Who is Saxonberg?
This is the name of the museum the children decide to stay at.
What is the Metropolitan Museum of Art/The Met?
Near the restaurant, Claudia and Jamie use this to bathe and find extra coins at the bottom.
What is a fountain?
As a last effort to uncover the mystery, Claudia decides to visit this person for information about the statue.
Who is Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler?
This is the main problem a character must solve during the story.
What is a conflict?
Jamie and Claudia live in this neighborhood before travelling to New York City.
What is Greenwich?
At the museum, this is the cheapest option for food.
What is the snack bar?
Claudia and Jamie attempt to look for this symbol that could be on the bottom of the statue.
What is a stone mason's mark?
This is a document determining who receives a person's property after their death.
What is a will?
This is where and when a story takes place.
What is a setting?
Jamie has been able to grow his allowance because of this.
What are card games/gambling?
Supposedly, the Angel statue was made by this famous European artist.
Who is Michaelangelo?
By the end of chapter 5, both children feel this emotion after being away from Greenwich for so long.
What is homesickness?
This character is revealed to be the grandfather of the Kincaid children.
Who is Saxonberg?
The most intense part of a story, this occurs when a character reaches their final challenge.
What is the climax?
Claudia sends two of these to her parents, letting them know they're safe and to not look for them.
What are letters?
In order to avoid the guards and janitors during closing time, the children hide in this room.
What is the bathroom?
Since they don't know how to do laundry properly, this happens to their clothes.
What is turning grey?
More than any money, Mrs. Frankweiler prefers having one of these.
What is a secret?
The final scene of a story, this wraps up any unanswered questions and explains how a character changed over the course of their adventure.
What is a resolution?
Claudia and Jamie choose to run away on Wednesday, because they'd be carrying these for music class.
What are instrument cases?
Claudia steals this in order to read an article about the Angel statue.
What is the newspaper?
Claudia uses this to type a letter to the museum.
What is a typewritter?
Claudia found this in Mrs. Frankweiler's possession, finally uncovering the truth behind the angel statue.
What is a sketch?
Before the rising action begins, important information about the characters or setting is explained here.
What is the exposition?