From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Quizzes

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Quiz 1

1 Who does Mrs. Frankweiler address her letters to?
Jamie

Saxonberg

Claudia

Tyrion
2 What is the one thing that Mrs. Frankweiler claims Saxonberg is NOT interested in?
Taxes

His grandchildren

Dog shows

The law
3 What is Saxonberg’s relationship to Mrs. Frankweiler?
Her butler

Her chauffeur

Her lawyer

Her boyfriend
4 What is Mrs. Frankweiler irritated about in the first letter she writes?
Politics

Saxonberg being boring

Saxonberg making mistakes on her taxes

Two children messing up her files
5 What is Mrs. Frankweiler’s purpose in writing her first letter to Saxonberg?
To tell a story from her youth

To explain the changes she wants made in her last will and testament

To gain his sympathy

To explain a murder
6 What has Claudia decided to do at the beginning of the book?
Get straight A’s in school

Run away

Flee to safety in northern California

Become a paleontologist
7 Where does Claudia decide to run away to?
Her grandmother’s house

Her friend Beth's house

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The mountains
8 Who does Claudia choose to accompany her?
Her grandmother

Her dog

Her best friend Sarah

Her middle brother, Jamie
9 What best describes the personality of Claudia?
A shrewd observer, sarcastic, wise

Intelligent, a careful planner, loves nice things

Glum, sad, quiet

Quiet, funny, a careful saver
10 What best describes the personality of Jamie?
Quiet, funny, a careful saver

Intelligent, a careful planner, loves nice things

A shrewd observer, sarcastic, wise

Glum, sad, quiet
11 What award did The Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler win?
The Pulitzer Prize

The Purple Heart

The Newbery Medal

The Nobel Peace Prize
12 What is NOT one of the reasons that Claudia decides to run away?
She is annoyed that she must do most of the chores

Her father hit her once

She is tired of her monotonous life

She gets the smallest allowance of anyone in her class
13 Why does Claudia choose her brother Jamie to accompany her?
He speaks seven languages

He has a great deal of money

He is her best friend

He has a pass to the Met
14 What luxury must Claudia give up for her adventure?
New clothes

Perfumes

Pokemon cards

Hot fudge sundaes
15 What does Claudia find in her parents' wastebasket?
A blank check

A ten-ride ticket with only nine rides clipped out

A twenty dollar bill

A cigarette
16 What is the significance of this discovery?
Claudia will be able to run away sooner than expected

Claudia can blackmail her parents for better treatment

Claudia can fund her entire runaway venture

Claudia can buy dozens of hot fudge sundaes
17 How does Claudia prepare for her adventure to New York?
She doesn't prepare

By reading maps and travel books

By creating detailed GoogleMaps documents

By buying a fake ID
18 Where does Claudia tell her brother Jamie about her plan?
In their classroom at school

In the bathroom

On the bus

In the kitchen
19 What does Jamie usually do on the bus?
Play war with his friend Bruce

Stare off into space

Play Pokemon Go

Play go fish with his friend Bruce
20 How do Jamie and Bruce seal their deal to not shuffle their decks?
Memorizing the first card on the top

Taking each other's stack

They both shuffle at night

Spitting on the cards
21 What is Jamie's initial reaction when Claudia tells him that she wants him to accompany her on an adventure?
He is worried for her

He is not thrilled

He cries

He is excited
22 How does Claudia convince Jamie to come with her?
She flatters him

He does not come with her

She blackmails him

She bribes him
23 How much money does Jamie have?
One thousand dollars

Two hundred and fifty dollars

Twenty-four dollars and forty-three cents

Sixty dollars and fifty cents
24 How will Claudia and Jamie pack their possessions?
In their pants

In a pet carrier

In their mother's suitcase

In their instrument cases
25 What does Claudia do before they board the train?
Cry

Run home

Mail two letters

Buy some cereal

How did Claudia and Jamie became a team

Asked by Chance F #795882

Answered by Kaylin R #1340337 on 3/26/2024 12:10 AM

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how did they arrive to the museum?

After getting off the train, they walk forty blocks from the station to the museum.

Asked by isabella b #1290665

Answered by Aslan on 2/19/2023 2:13 AM

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why is the novel called like that?

The novel is a little chaotic and mixed up hence the title. Mrs. Frankweiler's files are all mixed up and the book is a little scrambled or mysterious too.

Asked by isabella b #1290665

Answered by Aslan on 2/19/2023 2:11 AM

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