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

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. What kind of tree does Phee tell Linus about at the end of Chapter Ten?
(a) Quaking aspens.
(b) Weeping willows.
(c) Camphor laurel.
(d) Loblolly pines.

3. Besides the difficulty that Linus has physically moving between the rows of desks, what is the other reason that he stays late at work?
(a) He is trying to impress Extremely Upper Management.
(b) He does not feel like rushing home to his lonely life.
(c) He is trying to put in more hours to make more money.
(d) He is often behind on filling out his reports.

4. 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) Hyperbole.
(d) Simile.

5. What is Linus Barker's job title?
(a) Investigator.
(b) Regulator.
(c) Caseworker.
(d) Supervisor.

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

7. In his Chapter Eight report, what criticism of the orphanage does Linus make?
(a) The children are not being properly educated.
(b) The children should not be left unsupervised.
(c) The children have too much power over Arthur.
(d) The children do not have enough to eat.

8. In Chapter Five, why does Linus eventually get out of the car?
(a) Calliope has run away.
(b) He hears a child giggle.
(c) He is tired and hungry.
(d) Someone is throwing rocks at the car.

9. When Linus reads about Lucy, what is his reaction?
(a) He feels excited to meet the child.
(b) He is terrified, and he faints.
(c) He tries to call Ms. Chapelwhite back.
(d) He tries to buy a train ticket back home.

10. When is the only time that Linus generally sees Extremely Upper Management?
(a) In their photographs in the lobby.
(b) At the holiday luncheon.
(c) At the company picnic.
(d) In the elevator.

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

12. During their adventure in the forest, what does Lucy keep warning everyone about?
(a) Poisonous snakes.
(b) Cannibals.
(c) Rabid monkeys.
(d) Wildfires.

13. At the beginning of Chapter Ten, why is Linus going in to town?
(a) To mail a report.
(b) To interview the townspeople.
(c) To go grocery shopping.
(d) To buy Chauncey a bellhop's coat.

14. What fear does Ms. Jenkins reveal?
(a) That Linus will be promoted.
(b) That she has not properly trained Linus.
(c) That Gunther is about to get her job.
(d) That Linus has made a complaint about her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason that Arthur gives for having not greeted Linus sooner?

2. On page 145, the tune that Arthur whistles is described as "jaunty." How does it sound?

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. When combined with the information in the file on Arthur, Linus's remark in his report that Arthur has some "uncanny" abilities hints at what about Arthur (129)?

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