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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8: Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Fifteen, to what does Linus compare Arthur's smile?
(a) To an earthquake.
(b) To a row of tombstones.
(c) To his first sight of the ocean.
(d) To his own mother's smile.

2. In Chapter Sixteen, when Theodore is trying to get Linus to follow him, how does he try to persuade Linus to do what he wants?
(a) Cries.
(b) Argues with him.
(c) Perches on his head.
(d) Bites his ear.

3. What kind of being is Phee?
(a) Shapeshifter.
(b) Forest sprite.
(c) Gnome.
(d) Wyvern.

4. When Arthur was a child, what did he try to do to help himself and the other children at the Marsyas Orphanage?
(a) Send a letter to DICOMY.
(b) Burn the orphanage down.
(c) Kill the master of the orphanage.
(d) Borrow a boat so they could escape the island.

5. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Arthur tell Zoe to do if it is necessary to protect the children?
(a) Give Lucy permission to use his powers.
(b) Get them on the ferry to the mainland.
(c) Hide them in the cellar.
(d) Close the forest around them.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their Chapter Nine conversation, what does Lucy explain about Arthur's name?

2. Whose house do the children find in the forest in Chapter Ten?

3. When Linus comes inside the main house for dinner, who is hiding under the couch?

4. As Linus approaches the cellar, he thinks that soon "this bright flash of color would be nothing but a memory" (294). What is the "bright flash of color" he is thinking about?

5. What is the reason that Arthur gives for having not greeted Linus sooner?

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