76 pages 2 hours read

Blue Balliett

Chasing Vermeer

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

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Essay Topics

1.

Explain Charles Fort’s basic theory of life and how it relates to events in Chasing Vermeer.

2.

Calder depends on his pentominoes. Discuss what they are and the ways he uses them over the course of the story.

3.

Petra has a way of relating to the world that’s different from Calder’s. Discuss why she’s better suited to communicate with the Lady than he is.

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