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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapters Nine and Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Linus and Zoe are walking through the forest together in Chapter Eight, what does Linus mean when he thinks, "If Talia had come to him with her shovel, he didn't think he'd have stopped her" (135)?
(a) He thinks he should be punished for what he has come to the island to do.
(b) It is a reference to Talia's ability to make almost anything grow.
(c) Is is a dark joke about wanting to die because he is so exhausted.
(d) He feels like he needs someone to "dig him out" of the situation he is in.

2. How long has Linus worked for DICOMY?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 11 years.

3. When the receptionist in Chapter Three does not introduce herself, what nickname does Linus give her in his own head?
(a) Ms. Click-Clack.
(b) Ms. Butterfly Barrette.
(c) Ms. Know-It-All.
(d) Ms. Bubblegum.

4. What is the reason that Arthur gives for having not greeted Linus sooner?
(a) He was trying to find Linus's lost cat.
(b) He was talking with DICOMY on the phone.
(c) Lucy used his powers to conceal Linus's arrival.
(d) He had some last-minute things to do to get the guest house ready.

5. At the beginning of Chapter Four, why is Linus so tired when he gets on the train?
(a) He had to stay up all night catching up on reports.
(b) He was up all night trying to capture Calliope and get her into her crate.
(c) He missed the bus and had to walk all the way to the train.
(d) He did not sleep well the night before because of his nervousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the train attendant tell Linus about his destination?

2. On page 37, Linus enters a "rotunda." What feature of a room does this word describe?

3. On what floor of the DICOMY building are the offices of Extremely Upper Management?

4. What is the name of the master of the orphanage at Marsyas Island?

5. Which character says, on page 136, that "Dreams are merely that--dreams.... They're not necessarily supposed to come true"?

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