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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapters Eleven and Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is implied when, on page 42, the female member of Extremely Upper Management says, of Linus, that "nothing gets in" and so "He'll do"?
(a) Extremely Upper Management want to be sure that Linus will not reveal classified information to others.
(b) Extremely Upper Management are counting on Linus not noticing or understanding the things that they want to keep secret.
(c) Extremely Upper Management are frustrated that Linus does not see the bigger picture of what DICOMY does in the world.
(d) Extremely Upper Management are pleased that Linus does not seem interested in the feelings of the people he is investigating.

2. Why does Lucy sleep in a closet in Arthur's room?
(a) He is being punished for setting his first room on fire.
(b) He has nightmares and feels safer being close to Arthur.
(c) The other children are afraid to have him running loose at night.
(d) There are not enough rooms for Lucy to have his own.

3. In their discussion in Chapter Seven, what unusual fact does Arthur reveal to Linus about Sal?
(a) Sal was not actually born with his magical abilities.
(b) Sal can change into many kinds of creatures.
(c) Sal can turn others into shapeshifters.
(d) Sal has tried to run away several times.

4. In Chapter Twelve, when Arthur brings Linus a gift, what does the reader learn about Linus?
(a) He has learned that gifts almost always come with strings attached.
(b) He has very seldom been made to feel special and loved.
(c) He finds displays of friendship and love painful and embarrassing.
(d) He is very particular about giving and receiving gifts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Four, why is Linus so tired when he gets on the train?

2. At the end of Chapter Eleven, what does Sal tell Linus about?

3. 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)?

4. What kind of tree does Phee tell Linus about at the end of Chapter Ten?

5. During the "Expressing Yourself" part of their lessons, Lucy makes a speech about ending the world in "pestilence and plague" (130). What is Arthur's criticism of this?

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