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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapters Seven and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Linus?
(a) 35.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 45.

2. On page 117, Linus uses the expression "flights of fancy." Which is the best definition for this expression?
(a) Physical activities that try to accomplish the impossible.
(b) Ideas that put people in danger.
(c) Impractical ideas and daydreams.
(d) Physical activities that waste energy.

3. On page 14, when Linus tells the master that he is focused on the well-being of children, what is her reply?
(a) "And who, Mr. Baker, should be in charge of looking after your well-being?"
(b) "They never stay as children, Mr. Baker. They always grow up eventually."
(c) "I don't think you understand your job as well as you think you do, Mr, Baker."
(d) "The government has no right to regulate children, Mr. Baker."

4. How does Lucy display his power when Linus first meets him?
(a) He makes himself grow larger and then shrinks again.
(b) He makes it darker outside.
(c) He causes a lightening storm.
(d) He levitates.

5. Where does Linus get the idea that "Everything has an explanation. There is a reason for all things" (114)?
(a) From his own experience as a caseworker.
(b) From RULES AND REGULATIONS.
(c) His mother taught him that.
(d) He learned it in school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Arthur insist not be used in his house?

2. Which word best characterizes Linus's coworkers' attitudes toward him?

3. What kind of pet does Linus have at home?

4. When Linus meets Extremely Upper Management, what does he notice particularly about Mr. Warner?

5. In their discussion in Chapter Seven, what unusual fact does Arthur reveal to Linus about Sal?

(see the answer key)

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