Transcript From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Franweiler

From The Mixed-Up
Files Of Mrs. Basil E.
Franweiler
Chapters 7-8
Ch. 7 Summary
The next morning, Jamie and Claudia went out
early in order to rent their post box at Grand
Central Station and mail their letter to the
museum. Renting the post box is a lot more
expensive than Jamie was comfortable with
($4.50 for 3 months) but, in the end, Claudia
convinces Jamie that they need to spend the
money and then Jamie convinces Claudia that it
would be better to deliver the letter in person to
the museum; that way they would have an
answer faster and save the cost of a stamp.
Ch. 7 Summary
Once back in the museum, Jamie and
Claudia decide to find a messenger
for their letter, as having one of them
appear in person in the museum
office just wouldn't do as they were
both worried that they would be
recognized by Jamie’s own
classmates.
Ch. 7 Important Details
 Post office box: # 847, Angelo Michaels
(Jamie’s fake name), Marblehead
Massachusetts (His fake adress)
 In the museum, they saw Jamie’s class and his
teacher, Ms. Clendennan
Ch. 8 Important Details
After another laundry trip, Jamie and
Claudia go to Grand Central Station and
their post box. When they arrived, they
looked into the little window and saw
that there was nothing there for them.
They strolled down the streets of New
York and found themselves in front of
the United Nations building.
Claudia and Jamie went into the UN
building and decided to go on a tour.
Even Jamie didn't mind paying $.50
each for a tour of an interesting building.
Ch. 8 Details
• Their guide was a woman from India and
Claudia enjoyed watching her walk in her sari;
enjoyed it so much that, after the tour, Claudia
started walking just like her.
• Jamie's favorite part was being able to wear
headphones and listen to any language he
chose.
•  They realized that they had stayed in the
museum for a week already
•
Chapter 8 Important Details
They decided to go to Farmington,
Connecticut to vist Mrs. Basil E.
Franweiler
 The Hartford station was on
Farmington Avenue
Dear Friends of the Museum,
We sincerely thank you for your interest in trying to help us solve
the mystery if the statue. We have long known of the clue you mention;
in fact, that clue remains our strongest one in attributing this work to
the master, Michelangelo Buonarroti. Other evidence, however, is
necessary, for it is known that Michelangelo did not carve all the marble
blocks which were quarried for him and which bore his mark. We cannot
ignore the possibility that the work may have been done by someone else,
or that someone counterfeited the mark into the stone much later. We
summarize the possibility as follows:
1. The work was designed and done by Michelangelo
himself.
2. The work was designed by Michelangelo but done by someone else.
3. The work was neither designed nor done by Michelangelo
Our hope of course, is to find evidence, to support the first of these
three possibilities
Neither Condivi nor Vasari, Michelangelo’s biographers who knew him
personally mention the master carving this little angel; they mention only the angel
carved for the altar in Siena. However, in a letter he wrote to his father from Rome on
August 19, 1497, Michelangelo mentions “… I keep to myself, and I am sculpturing
an image for my own pleasure.” In the past experts have believed the imaged which he
sculptured for his own pleasure to be a cupid. Now, we must examine the possibility
that it was an angel.
The problem of Angel has now become a matter for consensus. Four Americans, two
Englishmen, and one German, all of whom are experts on the techniques of
Michelangelo have thus far examined the statue. We are presently awaiting the
arrival of two more experts from Florence, Italy. After all of these experts have
examined the statue, we will write a summary of their opinions which we will release
to the press.
We greatly appreciate your interest and would enjoy your disclosing further clues
to us if you find them.
Sincerely,
Harold C. Lowery,
Public Relations
Identification
Multiple
Choice
True or False
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What is Jamie’s fake name in the
mailbox?
______
________
What is the name of Jamie’s
teacher?
Ms. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What was Jamie’s favorite part of
the tour?
Wearing the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 
Who is incharge of the Public
Relations in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art?
A. Harold Lowery
B. Harry Lowery. 
Where does Mrs. Franweiler live?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Connecticut
Hogwarts.
Florida.
Canada.
Manila.
What is the number of Jamie’s
mailbox?
A. 847
B. 897.
C. 765.
Jamie and Claudia decided to go to
Mrs. Franweilers house.
A. True
B. False.
Their total cost for the tour was
$0.50.
A. True.
B. False
The Hartford station is in
Farmington Avenue.
A. True
B. False.