Q 01/05

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

A) $225

B) $750

C) $2,250

D) $22,500

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 hide the pair each evening: they wait in the booths until the guards' closing check is over, then step out into a dark and empty museum.

Q 03/05

What becomes extra income for Claudia and Jamie Kincaid once they are living in the Met?

A) Bottle deposits

B) Errand tips

C) Dropped tokens

D) Wishing coins

Answer · why

D) Wishing coins

Wishing coins in the Met's restaurant fountain turn the runaways' cold bath into payday: Jamie feels bumps on the bottom, and the pair scoop up all th...

Q 04/05

How do Claudia and Jamie Kincaid avoid standing out among the Met's daytime visitors?

A) Posing as art students

B) Joining school tour groups

C) Trailing tourist families

D) Volunteering as guides

Answer · why

B) Joining school tour groups

Joining school tour groups keeps their faces part of a crowd, so no guard wonders why two children are alone on a weekday. They even pick a class to s...

Q 05/05

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

A) Their uncle

B) Their grandfather

C) Their godfather

D) Their great-uncle

Answer · why

B) Their grandfather

Their grandfather is the twist of the last page, and the Kincaids themselves never learn it. Mrs. Frankweiler keeps that knowledge to herself and advi...