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Questions:

Q: Why did Claudia chose Jamie to run away with her? A: He could keep quiet, he was rich, and he had a transistor radio.

Q: Why was Jamie’s outfit so loud when he was trying to quietly escape on the bus? A: His pockets were full of the change.

Q: Why was Jaime so rich compared to the other children? A: He was very stingy and he cheated when he bet on cards with his friend.

Q: Why did the kids feel so strange as they were going to bed in the museum on the first night? A: They had forgotten to brush their teeth.

Q: Who owned the statue of the Angel before it was auctioned to the museum? A: Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Q: The whole book was written as a letter to whom? A: Mrs.Frankweiler’s lawyer, Saxonberg.

Q: Where did the children bathe at night? A: In the fountain by the museum restaurant.

Q: What clue about Angel did the children find in the crushed velvet? A: Michelangelo’s stonemason mark.

Q: Where did the kids find the information they needed about the true origins of the Angel statue? A: In Mrs. Frankweiler’s files under Bologna, Italy.

Q: What secret did Claudia have to keep at the end of the book and why? A: A letter from Michelangelo confirmed he created the Angel statue. Claudia would inherit the letter only if she kept the secret.

Q: Where did Claudia and Jamie hide? A: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Q: Why did Claudia run away? A: Claudia did not get fair treatment from her family.