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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9: Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Linus says that Ms. Jenkins's management style is "authoritative," this is an example of what literary technique (24)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Euphemism.

2. What kind of tree does Phee tell Linus about at the end of Chapter Ten?
(a) Quaking aspens.
(b) Weeping willows.
(c) Loblolly pines.
(d) Camphor laurel.

3. In his DICOMY report in Chapter Eleven, what conclusion does Linus reach about Lucy?
(a) It is unlikely that he is actually the Antichrist.
(b) He is most likely a danger to the other children at the orphanage.
(c) It is impossible for nurture to overcome nature.
(d) It is possible for him to grow up to be a productive member of society.

4. In Chapter Eleven, what item of Linus's does Calliope run away with?
(a) A phtograph.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A sock.
(d) A tie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Linus Barker's job title?

2. 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?

3. During his first dinner at the house, what do the children tease Linus is true about Calliope?

4. In Chapter Eighteen, Linus puts on what he thinks is a Sinatra record. Which artist does it turn out to be?

5. Besides the difficulty that Linus has physically moving between the rows of desks, what is the other reason that he stays late at work?

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