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has decided to run away, but she does not want to simply sprint off into
the wilderness with a backpack. She likes luxury and being indoors, so she decides that she will
escape to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has saved her
and has
chosen her middle brother Jamie to accompany her. He is quiet, good company,
and
.
Claudia is careful to save money for train fare from the suburbs into the city. She has decided
to run away because of the
in her family: she has to do all the
while her brothers get away with everything.
Claudia prepares for her trip to
, studying maps and tour guidebooks,
and practicing dealing with the hardships involved in her adventure by giving
up
.
One day, while emptying the
– a task she despises, – Claudia finds a
ten-ride ticket in the garbage with only
Their
rides punched out.
, who comes every Friday, must have accidentally thrown it away.
This discovery means that Claudia will be able to depart on her adventure far earlier than
anticipated, so she resolves to tell her brother Jamie of her plan the next day.
On the bus, Jamie likes to play a card game called ‘
’ with his friend Bruce.
They play the game every day, but when they leave the bus, they promise to keep their cards
in the same order - even
on each other's decks to seal the promise.
Claudia does not feel guilty about pulling Jamie away from this game.
Claudia tells her brother that she has chosen him to accompany her on the
of a lifetime. Jamie is less than excited.
Claudia
him that he was chosen,
and he agrees to accompany her.
She explains the plan: they will depart on
(which is music-lessons day),
and fill their instrument cases with all the
they will need. Then, she asks
Jamie how much money he has. Jamie is suspicious at first, and explains that his game of war
with Bruce also involves betting. Currently he has a sum of
astonishing sum for the children.
, an
Claudia promises to leave a note with more detailed instructions under Jamie’s pillow. Jamie
offers to
the note after reading it in order to destroy the
, but
Claudia says this is not necessary.
The bus stops, and Claudia irritably walks with her littlest brother,
, looking
forward to the day that she can leave them all behind.
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Chapter 2
 Claudia leaves Jamie’s
under his pillow pinned to his pajamas.
He gives up on eating the note after two bites, tearing it into pieces and throwing it
into the
.
 Claudia and Jamie ride the bus to
as usual but hide,
in the back until everyone leaves. They remain hidden as the
moves the bus to the lot where it will be parked during the day. After the driver leaves,
they wait seven minutes and forty-five seconds before they raise
their
.
 As Jamie walks down the aisle of the bus, the
in change in his
pocket makes an awful racket and it’s pulling his
 Jamie has also brought a
they will be
down.
to use in the woods where he believes
. The two of them argue over the use of the phrase hide out
in
 Claudia informs her brother that they are going to hide out in the
Museum of Art in New York City. He thinks it’s a
idea.
 Jamie is also
to learn that they will be taking the
into New York instead of hitchhiking. They
over the phrase run away
to.
 On the way to the train station, Claudia
a letter to her parents to
let them know they are running away and not to call the FBI. She also mails two corn
flakes box tops for which she will receive twenty-five cents.
 Riding on the train, Claudia appoints Jamie
and gives him the
right to pass judgment on all spending.
 By the time they reach Manhattan, Claudia is
to have the company
of her brother.
Metropolitan
mails
glad
instructions
driver
compass
treasurer
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train
hiding
school
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Chapter 3
 Claudia wants to take a taxi or a bus to the
the expense. The children walk to their
, but Jamie refuses because of
with Jamie staying ahead of Claudia
until they reach the corner of Madison Avenue and 80th Street.
 Claudia is cold, hot, and tired at the same time and irritated with Jamie for using
his
Claudia feels better.
. Jamie says she’s brilliant for choosing New York as a place to hide out.
 The children enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art through the main door on an ordinary
when there are thousands of people moving over the more than twenty acres of floor space.
 Since about a thousand school children visit the museum each day, the
thinks nothing of Claudia and Jamie’s presence. They are
to check their
book bags and instrument cases at the door.
 Jamie dictates that they eat
in the snack bar, which is less expensive than
the restaurant on the main floor. Because food is so
, Jamie asks Claudia if he
should play a game of war with one of the guards. Claudia points out that they must remain
inconspicuous.
 Jamie
that he wins the card games with Bruce because he cheats.
 Claudia says she will hide in the
and Jamie will go to the men’s room after
the museum closes to wait for the guards and helpers to
is to avoid
. She explains that he
by standing on a toilet with his head down and the door to the
booth slightly open.
 In the rooms of fine French and English furniture, Claudia finds a bed with a tall canopy. (Mrs.
Frankweiler notes that it is much like her own bed.) Jamie likes the idea of
in the bed when he reads that it was the scene of an alleged
.
 Jamie says for a fussbudget and a sister, Claudia is not too bad. Claudia says Jamie is not too
bad for a brother and a cheapskate. Mrs. Frankweiler realizes that it’s at this point the children
became a
.
 At the bell
the museum’s closing, the children enter the restroom booths
and wait until five-thirty. It’s very dark in the building when they come out and meet.
 The children find it difficult to fall asleep in their large bed. It is much
than
their usual bed time. Both are hungry and feel uneasy. Claudia doesn’t like the bed’s musty
smell and Jamie realizes that he hasn’t brushed his teeth.
 They lie still long after the night watchman passes. They
good night and
fall asleep.
Whisper
guard
Sleeping
required
destination
Wednesday
lunch
leave
signaling
compass
earlier
ladies’ room
Costly
museum
team
detection
guard
confesses
Chapter 4
 Out of bed very early before the museum staff comes on duty, both children
are
.
 They decide to
their instrument cases and book bags in different
places so that, if the officials found one thing, they wouldn’t find them all.
 Claudia and Jamie again take their stations in the restroom booths and wait for the
museum to open. Jamie is almost caught when he leaves his spot too early and
encounters a
.
 The children leave the museum for breakfast at an
and buy small
packages of peanut butter crackers for the night.
 Claudia decides they should seize the opportunity to learn everything about the
museum. Allowed to pick first, Jamie chooses the Italian Renaissance.
 When Claudia and Jamie arrive, there are at least a thousand people waiting in line.
They realize they are approaching something out of the ordinary when they see a
cameraman from the Times. Claudia
his
Jamie to keep him from having
taken.
 Finally they come upon a beautiful, graceful little statue of an
. Claudia
wonders why there is so much interest over the statue, and she tells Jamie they will
have to buy a New York Times the next day. He refuses because it costs
a
.
 The children go to the
wing where they join a sixth grade class.
Jamie questions the guide about the cost of becoming a mummy. Claudia is angry with
him for not being
.
 The twenty-four-inch statue called “Angel” was purchased by the museum at an
auction the year before for
believe it to be the work of
—a huge bargain since some experts
.
 The statue is originally from the collection of
, who
claims to have purchased it from a dealer in Bologna, Italy before World War II. Her
late husband made a fortune from the corn oil industry and from developing many
products.
 Claudia does not see the small
about Mr. and Mrs. Steven
Kincaid’s missing children.
 Claudia suggests that they concentrate on Michelangelo and the statue. Jamie
suggests they look for Michelangelo’s
with a
.
The children blend in
group and have lunch.
Janitor
newspaper
Egyptian
hide
article
Michelangelo
$225
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
corn
hungry
fingerprints
automat
School
picture
inconspicuous
angel
dime
shoves