MASTERPIECE CHAPTER 21 VOCABULARY AND …...a. The FBI would be closing in soon. b. The exchange...

MASTERPIECE CHAPTER 21 VOCABULARY AND QUESTIONS

___Proportions (158) a. sizes ___Sinewy (157) b. careful examination ___Scrutinizing (158) c. tough or firm

1. How did Marvin feel when he started to draw? a. He felt nervous. b. He still wasn’t sure he could do it. c. He felt like time stopped. d. He kept checking with James to see how he was doing.

2. When Marvin finally finished drawing Fortitude, Karl, Denny, and Christina walked in

the room and remarked about the drawing. What did each of them say?

Christina- Denny-

Karl-


___Seething (167) a. make money ___Imminent (167) b. gleeful chuckle ___Lucrative (164) c. very agitated or angry ___Chortling (165) d. obstructed ___Thwarted (167) e. likely to occur at any moment

1. As Marvin looked at his drawing, what thought came into his mind that occurred to James too?

a. “What if the drawing isn’t good enough?” b. “What if they find out who really drew the picture?” c. “What will happen next?” d. “What if I never see it again?”

2. How much will the Mortons pay for James nightscape view?

a. $300 c. $400 b. $3000 d. $4000

3. What happened that made Marvin mad?

a. James would allow his mother to sell the drawing. b. James asked Marvin to make another drawing. c. Marvin could tell that James wasn’t his friend. d. James would not allow Marvin to leave.

4. How did Marvin show James he was upset?

a. He ran away. b. He gathered his leg under him and played ‘dead’. c. He hid under James’s arm. d. He hid under the piggy bank.


___Regaled (172) a. to place ___Gloating (172) b. expressing sorrow ___Extolling (173) c. being smug, acting superior ___Embed (174) d. anxiety ___Capitulated (175) e. entertained ___Foreboding (176) f. to praise highly ___Ruefully (178) g. surrendered

1. How will the FBI track the stolen drawing? a. They will follow the thief. b. They will put a microchip in the matting before leaving the museum. c. They will put a microchip in the matting once they leave the museum. d. They will watch video cameras outside the museum.

2. How could Marvin tell that the wrong drawing was hanging in the gallery?

a. The drawing was as personal as handwriting and he could tell it wasn’t his. b. He saw that this drawing didn’t have the mistakes he had made. c. The color of the ink wasn’t quite right. d. He just knew in his heart that he was looking at the real Dürer.


___Impediment (187) a. not successful ___Claustrophobia (189) b. dangerously ___Perilously (188) c. irritable ___Futiley (189) d. obstacle ___Fretfully (190) e. fear of closed in places

1. Sequencing Put the following events in order as they happened in the chapter (put a “1” next to the first event, followed by a “2”, and so on).

___ Marvin heard footsteps approaching and then felt the drawing being lifted from the wall.

___ Marvin was in the man’s jacket pocket and felt the change in

temperature as they exited the Met into a chilly New York evening. ___ Marvin realized that his fate (along with Fortitude’s) was one and

the same. ___ A man lifted the matting, turned it over quickly, and embedded the

microchip. ___ Marvin scurried up the wall and reached Fortitude’s wooden

frame.

2. What did Marvin suddenly realize after the first exchange? a. The FBI would be closing in soon. b. The exchange went exactly like Christina said it would. c. Marvin’s fate and Fortitude’s were one and the same. d. James would know where to look for Marvin…they were friends.


___Middleman (192) a. brief, concise ___Indignation (195) b. between thief and buyer ___Terse (192) c. strong displeasure

1. What happened to Marvin as the Fortitude was taken from its protective sleeve? a. He was discovered by the thieves. b. He was knocked to the hard surface of the table. c. He hung on tight to the underside of the drawing. d. He stayed in his hiding spot.

2. How did Marvin know where he was?

a. He noticed the name hotel on the paper on the desk. b. He heard the man say the name ‘Hotel’. c. He recognized it from the soap operas he watched at the Pompaday’s house. d. Christina had said the FBI agent would go to a hotel.

3. What did the FBI agent call Marvin?

a. A cockroach c. A flea b. A bedbug d. A lice


___Notoriously (197) a. meeting ___Deftly (196) b. fear of future trouble ___Apprehension (196) c. widely known ___Pang (197) d. skillfully ___Rendezvous (199) e. sudden feeling

1. After reading chapter 26, fill in the blanks. Two men met in a __________ pew. The thin, bearded man sat the ____________ next to another man. The other man grabbed the satchel so quickly that ____________ fell into the side _____________. Then the man took off in a _____________ but Marvin had no idea where they really were. The satchel was set down with a thud and then Marvin heard _________________. Marvin went rigid with shock because he _______________ the voice.

2. What did Marvin find on the nightstand? a. The man’s wallet b. Some gum c. Only a crumbled blue and yellow wrapper d. A blue and yellow wrapper and some peanut shells

3. What kind of building did Marvin enter with the thin, bearded man?

a. A department store b. An office building c. A subway station d. A church

4. Where did Marvin end up when the new man abruptly picked up the satchel?

a. In the side pocket b. Under the drawing c. Under the buckle d. Left on the pew.


___Engulfed (205) a. swallowed up or immersed ___Ruse (203) b. trick

1. Who was the voice that Marvin heard? a. Christina’s c. Denny’s b. Karl’s d. Mrs. Pompaday’s

2. What was done with the matting that contained the microchip?

a. It was left in the lobby of the building. b. It was thrown in the trash can on the street. c. It was sent in the mail to back to the FBI. d. It was left on the floor of a taxi cab.

3. Why did Marvin gasp when the drawing was placed on a large polished table?

a. The other 3 Dürer drawing were on the table. b. His Mama and Papa were sitting at the table. c. James was sitting at the table. d. The pen and ink set were set up for more drawing.


___Pensiveness (208) a. staring intently ___Reverie (209) b. sad, thoughtful expression ___Transfixed (209) c. to pour ___Decant (209) d. daydream

1. Marvin stared at all the drawings. The drawing Fortitude was about a girl and a lion. Describe the three other Dürer drawings by filling in the blanks below.

Prudence- __________ shunned the winged _________ who offered her a laurel wreath.

Temperance- A woman poured some kind of ________ from a small jug into a cup.

Justice- A girl gazed sadly into the distance, her __________ resting at her side, raising her scales

2. What did Marvin remember that explained why people stole art? a. They did it for the money. b. They did it because they wanted the museum to know they could. c. They did it because they were bad people. d. They did it for love.

3. Who does Marvin think might be working with Denny?

a. Karl c. Mr. Pompaday b. The Morton’s d. Christina


___Interspersed (211) a. collection or bundle ___Sheaf (212) b. intense ___Deciphering (212) c. out of order ___Tatty (213) d. reading ___Amiss (216) e. fear ___Keen (217) f. scattered ___Dread (218) g. shabby

1. What happened to Marvin’s cousin Buford? a. He was left in another apartment far from home. b. He was scooped up in some contracts and mailed to Mrs. Pompaday’s client. c. He walked across an envelope with wet feet and was stuck there. d. He fell into a mail box and was never seen again.

2. How did Marvin dislodge the mailing label?

a. He chewed the foul tasting yellow glue and tugged the label free. b. He pulled the label free with his legs. c. He tore off the whole front page. d. He drew what he saw on a separate piece of paper just like he did with the

drawings.

3. How will Marvin get back to the Met? a. He will travel there by foot. b. He will hide in Denny’s briefcase when he returns to the Met. c. He will hitch a ride with Denny. d. He will mail himself there.


___Arduous (220) a. wrinkled face ___Inconsolable (220) b. difficult ___Strewn (219) c. sincere regret ___Mulling (220) d. cannot be comforted ___Constriction (223) e. thinking ___Furrowing (226) f. tossed

1. How was Marvin able to communicate to James about the label? a. When an answer was yes, he went out to the end of James’s finger. b. When the answer was no, he went out to the end of James’s finger.

2. How did Marvin get James’s attention?

a. He climbed onto his hand b. He sit next to the Fortitude drawing c. He used his thumbtack weapon to poke his ankle d. He jumped up and down on Denny’s jacket

3. What name is on the label?

a. Dennis MacGuffin c. Gordon Perry b. Christina Balcony d. Karl Terik


___Skewered (232) a. power or advantage gained by using something___Leverage (233) b. poke through

1. How were James and Marvin able to get inside the locked apartment?a. Marvin set off the fire alarm inside and the superintendent opened the door to

check.b. Marvin went under the door and then opened the door for James.c. They used a paper clip to pick the lock.d. They waited for the police.

2. What beetle’s family member had given Marvin lectures about the door lock?a. Uncle Albert c. Elaineb. Papa d. Great-aunt Mildred


___Precipice (235) a. make known in a dramatic or surprising way ___Revelation (234) b. edge

1. What desperate move did Marvin make to get James to look in the briefcase? a. He ran into James’s mouth. b. He jumped up and down on James’s finger. c. He hurled himself from James’s finger to the floor. d. He pounded on James’s head.

2. Who did James say he would call for help?

a. Christina b. His dad b. The FBI d. His mother

3. Who answered the phone in Christina’s office?

a. Karl c. Denny b. Christina d. the FBI agent


___Babbling (239) a. emblem ___Ecstatically (239) b. unavoidable ___Triumphantly (239) c. successfully ___Imperatively (241) d. full of joy ___Insignia (243) e. chattering

1. What did Denny tell James about Christina and Karl? a. They were in the museum looking at drawings. b. They had gone out for dinner. c. They were out looking for James. d. They were sitting in the office, too.

2. What symbols are inside the small box on the top of the briefcase?

a. D. E. M. b. G. G. P. c. GETTY d. MET

3. How did James and Marvin escape the apartment?

a. They took the elevator before Denny got there. b. They took the stairs when they heard the elevator ding. c. They climbed out the window. d. They called the police to help them.


___Pinched (249) a. covered ___Shrouded (248) b. harmless ___Benediction (248) c. squeezed tightly ___Innocuous (250) d. a blessing

1. Where did James and Marvin go? a. To his apartment. b. To the police. c. To the Met. d. To a grocery store to call his dad.

2. How was the weather as James and Marvin walked? a. It was snowing c. It was sunny out b. It was raining d. It was a clear night

3. Did Christina know who the briefcase belonged to?

a. Yes b. No


___Implausible (256) a. weakly ___Lamely (256) b. no truth to it ___Resplendent (263) c. thoughtfully ___Pensively (258) d. splendid

1. Who is Gordon Perry? a. A curator at THE Met who is in Florence Italy now. b. A painter who Christina has worked with in the past. c. An FBI agent. d. A friend of Christina’s

2. What Is Gordon’s connection to Denny?

a. They work together at the Getty museum. b. Denny is staying at Gordon’s apartment. c. There is no connection. d. They all went to art school with Karl.

3. Which of these is NOT a reason Christina gives for why Denny might be involved?

a. He is a professional art curator. b. He knew all the arrangements. c. He was in New York when Justice was taken from the Met. d. It is his briefcase where they were found.


___Recriminations (265) a. yearned for or wanted ___Subsumed (265) b. required ___Pined (267) c. taken under ___Obliged (267) d. many ___Myriad (267) e. to accuse

1. How did Marvin handle his families’ scolding? a. He just didn’t listen. b. He talked back and explained. c. He knew it stemmed from the depths of their love. d. He walked away and into his room.

2. Why did Elaine think that Marvin was lucky?

a. He made it back to the apartment alive. b. He had gotten to see the world. c. He became friends with James. d. He was world famous.

3. What would James and Marvin use to let each other know that they needed to meet?

a. The buffalo nickel b. A scarf c. A ribbon tied to a door knob d. A paper X placed by the wastebasket


___Ancillary (272) a. waved for ___Thwarted (279) b. secondary ___Hailed (279) c. prevented Answer the questions below and then find the words in the puzzle below.

1. Christina told Mrs. Pompeday, “Thank you for loaning me your __________ son. 2. Marvin didn’t even consider that they’d be saying good-bye to ______________.

3. When they reached the sidewalk, Karl bent and ________________ the top of

James’s head and said, “___________ you, buddy.”

4. James stumbled backward, ___________________ in pain, holding his right hand.

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5. Why do you think James put his hand in the way of the trunk of the cab?

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MASTERPIECE CHAPTER 38 VOCABULARY AND QUESTIONS ___Conspiratorially (287) a. secret ___Kindred (287) b. overcome with horror ___Appalled (281) c. association or relationship

1. What does James show Marvin in his room? a. His new ink and pen set b. Marvin’s drawing framed on the bedroom wall. c. The buffalo nickel d. All of his new friends

2. What do Mama and Papa show Marvin?

a. A new art studio b. A new dining room table c. Mrs. Pompaday’s contact lens d. Another earring that they found

3. Who is James having dinner with tonight?

a. His parents and William b. Denny c. Gordon Perry and Christina d. His father and Christina

4. Which of these is NOT the way a great work of art and a great friendship are similar

according to Marvin? a. It took time. b. It was a happy, lucky accident. c. It was a one way street. d. It took a spark of something that was impossible to describe.

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