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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Nine, what has Linus begun to suspect?
(a) That Arthur is keeping an important secret from him.
(b) That DICOMY might not be adequately funding its orphanages.
(c) That the villagers may be more friendly than Arthur thinks.
(d) That DICOMY is mostly only interested in Lucy.

2. 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 feels like he needs someone to "dig him out" of the situation he is in.
(c) He thinks he should be punished for what he has come to the island to do.
(d) It is a reference to Talia's ability to make almost anything grow.

3. Which of the children tries to wave at and be friendly to the village's non-magical children in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Sal.
(b) Phee.
(c) Chauncey.
(d) Talia.

4. When the children go to town in Chapter Fourteen, what is Chauncey wearing as a "disguise" (252)?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) A red wig.
(c) A trench coat.
(d) A bellhop's uniform.

5. What does the Chapter Ten letter from DICOMY tell Linus to remember?
(a) That Charles Werner is personally interested in his reports.
(b) That he needs to stay objective.
(c) That he must leave nothing out of his reports.
(d) That DICOMY's rules are in place for a reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Linus?

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

3. Why does Lucy sleep in a closet in Arthur's room?

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

5. What is Gunther's job?

(see the answer key)

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