Q 01/05

What did the Met pay at auction for the marble angel Claudia Kincaid suspects is a lost masterpiece?

A) $225

B) $2,250

C) $22,500

D) $650

Answer · why

A) $225

$225 was all the museum paid for a statue that could be a priceless Michelangelo, and Mrs. Frankweiler let it go for that sum on purpose. Her bargain ...

Q 02/05

Where do Claudia and Jamie Kincaid hide at closing time while guards sweep the Met for stragglers?

A) The restrooms

B) A suit of armor

C) The coat-check room

D) Under a display table

Answer · why

A) The restrooms

The restrooms are where the pair wait out the guards' closing check each evening, then wander the galleries alone all night. By day they blend in by t...

Q 03/05

What do Claudia and Jamie Kincaid collect from the Met fountain that doubles as their nightly bathtub?

A) Lost jewelry

B) Dropped subway tokens

C) Tourists' postcards

D) Wishing coins

Answer · why

D) Wishing coins

Wishing coins tossed in by visitors become the runaways' lunch money once Jamie's savings thin out, gathered while they wash. Konigsburg's book record...

Q 04/05

Why does Claudia Kincaid choose Jamie, not another brother, as her partner in running away?

A) He is the oldest boy

B) He can read a subway map

C) He has saved his money

D) He owns a camping tent

Answer · why

C) He has saved his money

He has saved his money, which makes the quiet, frugal nine-year-old the perfect treasurer for a runaway scheme with a budget. Claudia supplies the ide...

Q 05/05

Mrs. Frankweiler's confidant Saxonberg turns out to be what relation to runaways Claudia and Jamie?

A) Their school principal

B) Their grandfather

C) The museum's director

D) Their father's boss

Answer · why

B) Their grandfather

Their grandfather: Saxonberg is the children's mother's father, a surprise the Kincaids themselves never find out. Mrs. Frankweiler signs off by booki...