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Quiz about From the MixedUp Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweil

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweil Quiz

This is a quiz on a wonderful book called 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler', by E.L. Konigsburg, winner of the 1967 John Newbery Medal.

A multiple-choice quiz by meals. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
meals

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,087

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
643

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Claudia emptied wastebaskets on which day? Hint

Wednesday

Sunday

Friday

Saturday

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Question 2 of 10

2. On which floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the Arms and Armor exhibit? Hint

Second Floor

No such exhibit

Basement

Main Floor

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who in Jamie's class looks like Pharoah? Hint

Miss Clendennan

Bruce Lansing

Sarah Sawhill

Reuban Hearst

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did the guards once find a pair of false teeth? Hint

Marie Antoinette's chair

A Roman chariot

An Etruscan chariot

An Egypitan sarcophagus

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Claudia said that someone must have put their beer can near Angel, what kind of beer did Jamie say it was? Hint

Schlitz beer

Ballatine beer

Rheingold beer

Sam Adams beer

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Question 6 of 10

6. When the Kincaids stole the New York Times newspaper, what was the first owner looking at? Hint

Angel

Egyptian jewelry

American furniture

Antique jewelry

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Jamie sign his name as to buy a post office box? Hint

Jamie Michaels

Angelo Michaels

Michael Angelo

Jamie Kincaid

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many students in Gr. 6, W.P.S. were wondering when they would eat? Hint

Twelve

Twenty

Four

Eight

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Question 9 of 10

9. After learning that Michelangelo got in a fight and broke his nose when he was a teenager, what did Jamie ask if he was? Hint

A violent criminal

A crazy person

A juvenile delinquent

A wild one

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Question 10 of 10

10. What headed Claudia's letter to the Metropolitan Museum of Art about Angel? Hint

Now is the time for all good men to come to aid of their party.

The date

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog

Dear Museum Head,

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Claudia emptied wastebaskets on which day?

Answer: Saturday

'On Saturdays Claudia emptied wastebaskets, a task she despised. There were so many of them. Everyone in her family had his own bedroom and wastebasket except her parents who shared both--with each other. Almost every Saturday Steve emptied his pencil sharpener into his. She knew he made his basket messy on purpose.'

2. On which floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the Arms and Armor exhibit?

Answer: Main Floor

The Arms and Armor exhibit was the one Claudia thought Jamie would pick to spend time in. She was surprised when he chose the Italian Renaissance, on the second floor.

3. Who in Jamie's class looks like Pharoah?

Answer: Sarah Sawhill

Claudia and Jamie were extremely surprised to find that Jamie's class had come to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They ran into them in the Egyptian exhibit.

4. Where did the guards once find a pair of false teeth?

Answer: An Etruscan chariot

'Morris say that the guards who have been at the museum a year have seen {everything;} those that have worked there six months have seen half of everything. They once found a pair of false teeth on the seat of an Etruscan chariot.'

5. When Claudia said that someone must have put their beer can near Angel, what kind of beer did Jamie say it was?

Answer: Ballatine beer

6. When the Kincaids stole the New York Times newspaper, what was the first owner looking at?

Answer: Antique jewelry

'They got the New York Times next day. Neither Claudia nor Jamie bought it. The man who left it on the counter while he was looking at reproductions of antique jewelry bought it. The Kincaids stole it from him. They left the museum immediately thereafter.'

7. What did Jamie sign his name as to buy a post office box?

Answer: Angelo Michaels

'Jamie paid the rent, signed his name as Angelo Michaels, and gave his address as Marblehead, Massachusetts.'

8. How many students in Gr. 6, W.P.S. were wondering when they would eat?

Answer: Twelve

'At least twelve were busy poking each {other;} twelve were wondering when they would {eat;} four were worried about when they could get a drink of water.'

9. After learning that Michelangelo got in a fight and broke his nose when he was a teenager, what did Jamie ask if he was?

Answer: A juvenile delinquent

10. What headed Claudia's letter to the Metropolitan Museum of Art about Angel?

Answer: Now is the time for all good men to come to aid of their party.

Source: Author meals

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