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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) Is is a dark joke about wanting to die because he is so exhausted.
(b) He thinks he should be punished for what he has come to the island to do.
(c) It is a reference to Talia's ability to make almost anything grow.
(d) He feels like he needs someone to "dig him out" of the situation he is in.

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) Phee.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Sal.
(d) Talia.

3. What magical power does Daisy have?
(a) She can move objects with her mind.
(b) She can change herself into a seal.
(c) She can cast spells.
(d) She can fly.

4. When Linus comes inside the main house for dinner, who is hiding under the couch?
(a) Chauncey.
(b) Sal.
(c) Theodore.
(d) Talia.

5. In Chapter Two, why does Mr. Baker eat salad for lunch?
(a) There is nothing else at the DICOMY cafeteria.
(b) He is worried about his weight.
(c) He is a vegetarian.
(d) Vegetables are his favorite kind of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 14, when Linus tells the master that he is focused on the well-being of children, what is her reply?

2. What is Linus surprised to see on Lucy's walls?

3. In Chapter Five, why does Linus eventually get out of the car?

4. When the receptionist in Chapter Three does not introduce herself, what nickname does Linus give her in his own head?

5. What does Ms. Chapelwhite tell Linus to do while he waits for her to pick him up at the train station?

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