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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Extremely Upper Management suggest Linus do with Calliope while he is working away from home for a month?
(a) Bring her with him.
(b) Take her to a boarding kennel.
(c) Leave her to fend for herself.
(d) Get Mrs. Klapper to watch her.

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

3. During dinner on page 109 of Chapter Six, what does Ms. Chapelwhite say "home" is?
(a) "Where your stuff is."
(b) "Where your family is."
(c) "Where you feel like yourself."
(d) "Where they can't make you leave."

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

5. What is the name of the master of the orphanage at Marsyas Island?
(a) Albert Pontefract.
(b) Ulysses Gordon.
(c) Umberto Gyrismata.
(d) Arthur Parnassus.

6. When Linus asks the receptionist in Chapter Three "How do I look?" what is her reply (37)?
(a) "Like an all-day sucker."
(b) "Like you have no idea what you're doing."
(c) "Like a every other DICOMY caseworker. Bad."
(d) "Like someone who's in trouble."

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

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

9. What part of Marcus's body is injured?
(a) His hands.
(b) His wings.
(c) His ears.
(d) His tail.

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

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

12. What does Ms. Chapelwhite tell Linus to do while he waits for her to pick him up at the train station?
(a) Have a look around the village.
(b) Get some sleep while he can.
(c) Open his secret envelope.
(d) Let Calliope out to stretch her legs.

13. What is the name of the ferryman who takes passengers to Marsyas Island?
(a) Everett.
(b) Jones.
(c) Merle.
(d) Frank.

14. Who tells Linus that "The Department in Charge of Magical Youth is a farce" (58)?
(a) Charles Werner.
(b) The train attendant.
(c) The ferryman.
(d) Ms. Chapelwhite.

15. Besides the violet in Ms. Chapelwhite's eyes, what is another clue that tells Linus what she really is?
(a) Her teeth.
(b) Her bare feet.
(c) Her ears.
(d) Her height.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Two, why does Mr. Baker eat salad for lunch?

2. Where does Linus get the idea that "Everything has an explanation. There is a reason for all things" (114)?

3. What is Ms. Chapelwhite's first name?

4. At the beginning of Chapter Ten, what personal question does Zoe ask Linus?

5. What fear does Ms. Jenkins reveal?

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