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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose house do the children find in the forest in Chapter Ten?
(a) Merle's.
(b) A stranger's.
(c) Arthur's parents'.
(d) Zoe's.

2. 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.

3. Which two children's rooms has Linus still not seen when he writes his first report, in Chapter Eight?
(a) Talia and Chauncey.
(b) Sal and Lucy.
(c) Chauncey and Sal.
(d) Lucy and Talia.

4. 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 did not sleep well the night before because of his nervousness.
(d) He missed the bus and had to walk all the way to the train.

5. On page 21, what words are printed on Linus's mouse pad?
(a) "DON'T YOU WISH YOU WERE HERE?"
(b) "SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!"
(c) "A MINUTE LOST IS A MINUTE WASTED."
(d) "YOU ARE DOING GOOD WORK."

6. In their discussion in Chapter Seven, what unusual fact does Arthur reveal to Linus about Sal?
(a) Sal can change into many kinds of creatures.
(b) Sal has tried to run away several times.
(c) Sal was not actually born with his magical abilities.
(d) Sal can turn others into shapeshifters.

7. What kind of being is Talia?
(a) Gnome.
(b) Wyvern.
(c) Shapeshifter.
(d) Forest sprite.

8. On page 37, Linus enters a "rotunda." What feature of a room does this word describe?
(a) Its color.
(b) Its purpose.
(c) Its shape.
(d) Its size.

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

10. In Chapter Four, when Ms. Chapelwhite has to pull the car over to help Linus, what is happening?
(a) He is suffering from sunstroke.
(b) He is having a heart attack.
(c) He is having an asthma attack.
(d) He is having a panic attack.

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

12. What does the train attendant tell Linus about his destination?
(a) Linus should be very careful in the village.
(b) It has never rained in Marsyas.
(c) It is even more beautiful than he imagines.
(d) Few people want to go there.

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

14. From whom does Zoe ask that Linus keep the rafts a secret?
(a) The children.
(b) Merle.
(c) DICOMY.
(d) Arthur.

15. What is implied when, on page 42, the female member of Extremely Upper Management says, of Linus, that "nothing gets in" and so "He'll do"?
(a) Extremely Upper Management are frustrated that Linus does not see the bigger picture of what DICOMY does in the world.
(b) Extremely Upper Management want to be sure that Linus will not reveal classified information to others.
(c) Extremely Upper Management are pleased that Linus does not seem interested in the feelings of the people he is investigating.
(d) Extremely Upper Management are counting on Linus not noticing or understanding the things that they want to keep secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Six, what does Linus notice about Arthur's pants?

2. After showing Linus his room, what does Lucy keep telling Arthur is true about Linus?

3. What is Linus's doctor concerned about?

4. On page 117, Linus uses the expression "flights of fancy." Which is the best definition for this expression?

5. Where is Linus Barker at the beginning of Chapter One?

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