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

2. What are the "tick marks" that Linus finds in the cellar (296)?
(a) The spots left on the wall by the burned clock.
(b) Lines that mark off time.
(c) Small rips in the mattress.
(d) The burrows of bugs.

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

4. On page 145, the tune that Arthur whistles is described as "jaunty." How does it sound?
(a) Loud and irritating.
(b) Silly and embarrassing.
(c) Lively and upbeat.
(d) Slow and sad.

5. At the beginning of Chapter Nine, what has Linus begun to suspect?
(a) That DICOMY is mostly only interested in Lucy.
(b) That the villagers may be more friendly than Arthur thinks.
(c) That DICOMY might not be adequately funding its orphanages.
(d) That Arthur is keeping an important secret from him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Six, what does Linus notice about Arthur's pants?

3. 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?

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

5. In Chapter Fifteen, to what does Linus compare Arthur's smile?

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