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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Linus meets Talia, what does he mistake her for?
(a) A doll.
(b) A mannequin.
(c) A scarecrow.
(d) A statue.

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

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 often behind on filling out his reports.
(b) He is trying to put in more hours to make more money.
(c) He does not feel like rushing home to his lonely life.
(d) He is trying to impress Extremely Upper Management.

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

5. Which character says, on page 136, that "Dreams are merely that--dreams.... They're not necessarily supposed to come true"?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Linus.
(d) Sal.

6. During the "Expressing Yourself" part of their lessons, Lucy makes a speech about ending the world in "pestilence and plague" (130). What is Arthur's criticism of this?
(a) It is repetitive.
(b) It is unrealistic.
(c) It is childish.
(d) It is cruel.

7. What is Linus surprised to see on Lucy's walls?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Records.
(c) Buttons.
(d) Photographs.

8. When Linus first arrives at Arthur's room in Chapter Nine, what does Arthur prompt Lucy to show Linus?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) His book collection.
(c) His ability to levitate.
(d) His collection of papier-mâché skulls.

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

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

11. How does Lucy display his power when Linus first meets him?
(a) He levitates.
(b) He makes himself grow larger and then shrinks again.
(c) He causes a lightening storm.
(d) He makes it darker outside.

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

13. What philosopher do Arthur and Lucy discuss?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Zizek.
(d) Kant.

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

15. Where does Linus get the idea that "Everything has an explanation. There is a reason for all things" (114)?
(a) From his own experience as a caseworker.
(b) He learned it in school.
(c) His mother taught him that.
(d) From RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Nine, what has Linus begun to suspect?

2. When Linus says that Ms. Jenkins's management style is "authoritative," this is an example of what literary technique (24)?

3. When Linus is writing his report at the beginning of Chapter Nine, what is he struggling to do?

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

5. From whom does Zoe ask that Linus keep the rafts a secret?

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