Literature Review - From the Mixed (chapters 4 and 5)

Question 1

Is Jamie being inconspicuous during their time in the museum? Why?

Accepted Answer

No, because he thought it would be cool to be on a newspaper.

Question 2

After 3 days on the run, the Kincaid children decided to:

Accepted Answer

Do some laundry.

Question 3

Who does Claudia blame for not being homesick?

Accepted Answer

Her parents.

Question 4

The kids decided to get cleaned by taking:

Accepted Answer

A bath in the water fountain.

Question 5

What did the kids find in the fountain? Why was that important to them?

Accepted Answer

They found coins from the wish fountain and they needed to buy food.

Question 6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has:

Accepted Answer

Two floors, world art and various historical objects.

Question 7

Claudia got very impressed by:

Accepted Answer

The statue of an angel.

Question 8

When the kids discuss if they are homesick and realize they aren’t, Jamie states that homesickness is like sucking:

Accepted Answer

"your thumb. It’s what happens when you’re not very sure of yourself”.

Question 9

Claudia and Jamie called each other by those nicknames:

Accepted Answer

Sir and Lady

Question 10

Claudia and Jamie woke up feeling:

Accepted Answer

Tired, hungry, and dirty.

Question 11

The Kincaid children could afford more than 2 meals a day.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What was Jamie’s idea to identify the authenticity of the “Angel” art?

Accepted Answer

Fingerprints

Question 13

Claudia hates clean smells.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

The Kincaid’s hide under beds with clean floors so the janitor doesn't identify they were there.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

To Claudia, reading big books is:

Accepted Answer

Tiring

Question 16

What was Jamie’s solution in case Claudia got caught by guards?

Accepted Answer

Pretend he didn’t speak English.

Question 17

The difference between angels and cupids is:

Accepted Answer

Angels wear clothes and wings, and cupids are naked and wear bows

Question 18

Is the “Angel” art valuable?

Accepted Answer

Yes, very.

Question 19

The kids hid their music cases in:

Accepted Answer

a sarcophagus and a huge urn

Question 20

Did Claudia get Jamie’s warning?

Accepted Answer

Yes.

Question 21

When they have to move around, the children always:

Accepted Answer

Walk

Question 22

Jamie is a nickname to James.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Claudia and Jamie know how to mingle in the crowd.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Claudia didn’t want Jamie to eat the candy bar because:

Accepted Answer

She thought there was drugs in it.

Question 25

Claudia and Jamie realized they were about to see something important when they saw:

Accepted Answer

A newspaper photographer.

Question 26

Jamie keeps saying boloney. Choose the right synonym for his expression.

Accepted Answer

Non-sense

Question 27

Claudia thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to learn from the museum exhibits and explanations.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Jamie gives Claudia a lot of suggestions on what to do after they cleaned everything. But she says no and they go to:

Accepted Answer

The library

Question 29

Jamie chooses the Renaissance wing to make Claudia:

Accepted Answer

Bored

Question 30

Claudia and Jamie decided to focus on the angel statue, whose artist is:

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 31

The Hall of Italian Renaissance is unpopular.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

The Kincaid’s stole something from a man. What was it?

Accepted Answer

A newspaper that explains why the angel in the exhibit is important.

Question 33

What helped the Kincaid’s avoid getting caught?

Accepted Answer

Learning the guard’s routine.

Question 34

When Jamie found out the museum would work after hours, he thought about warning his sister:

Accepted Answer

By telepathy saying “Stay put”

Question 35

Jamie loved the idea of learning new things about the museum every day.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

When the janitor caught Jamie and asked where he was coming from, Jamie replied:

Accepted Answer

“Mother always told me I came from Heaven”.

Question 37

Claudia and Jamie’s parents aren’t looking for them.

Accepted Answer

False

Literature Review - From the Mixed (chapters 4 and 5)

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Literature Review - From the Mixed (chapters 4 and 5)

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