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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. How long was Arthur held captive in the cellar?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 15 months.

2. Whose house do the children find in the forest in Chapter Ten?
(a) Merle's.
(b) A stranger's.
(c) Zoe's.
(d) Arthur's parents'.

3. Before dinner each night, what does Arthur ask the children to share?
(a) One thing that they have learned during the day.
(b) One thing that they are grateful for.
(c) One goal that they have for tomorrow.
(d) The best and worst part of their day.

4. When Linus is writing his report at the beginning of Chapter Nine, what is he struggling to do?
(a) Explain why some of DICOMY's rules are cruel.
(b) Describe Arthur without being too complimentary.
(c) Convince DICOMY to keep the orphanage open.
(d) Find a way to be less openly critical of DICOMY.

5. After showing Linus his room, what does Lucy keep telling Arthur is true about Linus?
(a) That Linus has terrible taste in books.
(b) That Linus promised he would keep the orphanage open.
(c) That Linus was frightened of Lucy's room.
(d) That Linus also likes dead things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of being is Talia?

2. During their adventure in the forest, what does Lucy keep warning everyone about?

3. During dinner on page 109 of Chapter Six, what does Ms. Chapelwhite say "home" is?

4. When Linus is on his way to see Arthur and Lucy at the beginning of Chapter Nine, who teases that he is a "Dead man walkin'" (146)?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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