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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 Sixteen, what does Theodore's main hoard reveal he values?
(a) Money.
(b) Textures.
(c) Family.
(d) Bright colors.

2. 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)?
(a) Talia.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Phee.
(d) Sal.

3. What does Lucy say death makes a singer sound like to him?
(a) A spider.
(b) A ghost.
(c) An angel.
(d) A demon.

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?
(a) The orphanage's garden.
(b) The orange glow that he sometimes sees.
(c) The sunset over the ocean.
(d) His time on the island.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of being is Sal?

3. When Arthur was a child, what did he try to do to help himself and the other children at the Marsyas Orphanage?

4. On page 144, Lucy calls souls "trinkets." What is a "trinket"?

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

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