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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the children does Linus see first when he returns to the island in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Talia.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Phee.
(d) Sal.

2. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Arthur tell Zoe to do if it is necessary to protect the children?
(a) Hide them in the cellar.
(b) Give Lucy permission to use his powers.
(c) Get them on the ferry to the mainland.
(d) Close the forest around them.

3. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Theodore's main hoard reveal he values?
(a) Bright colors.
(b) Family.
(c) Money.
(d) Textures.

4. At the beginning of Chapter Fifteen, what does Sal tell Zoe helped him have a good time on their outing?
(a) The way Helen dealt with Norman.
(b) The way Lucy dealt with Martin.
(c) Talia's faith in her power to change people's minds.
(d) Linus's advice about being afraid.

5. According to the Epilogue, what happened at DICOMY during the previous winter?
(a) DICOMY turned all of the orphanages into foster homes.
(b) Extremely Upper Management had to resign due to a scandal.
(c) Ms. Jenkins was fired and replaced with a former orphanage master.
(d) DICOMY was permanently closed.

6. At the end of Chapter Eleven, what does Sal tell Linus about?
(a) When he bit someone at a previous orphanage.
(b) Arthur's plans to help him get into college.
(c) A caseworker who called him an "animal."
(d) His secret love for classic poetry.

7. When Zoe scolds Linus at the train station in Chapter Seventeen, what does she say Linus is afraid of?
(a) Being used by other people.
(b) Letting someone love him.
(c) Disappointing people.
(d) Taking a risk.

8. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Werner send to Linus along with Arthur's file?
(a) A birth certificate.
(b) A vinyl record.
(c) A train ticket.
(d) A key.

9. How many days elapse between Linus's return to work and the day he quits?
(a) 31.
(b) 14.
(c) 40.
(d) 23.

10. In Chapter Twelve, why does Linus think that he might have been wrong to talk with Sal about moving the typewriter?
(a) It has upset Sal.
(b) It shows a lack of objectivity.
(c) It has upset Arthur.
(d) It reveals that Sal is his favorite.

11. When Linus and Arthur confront the villagers, which villager is the first to speak?
(a) J-Bone.
(b) Marty.
(c) Norman.
(d) The postal clerk.

12. In Chapter Eighteen, Linus puts on what he thinks is a Sinatra record. Which artist does it turn out to be?
(a) Elvis.
(b) The Big Bopper.
(c) Bobby Darin.
(d) Buddy Holly.

13. In Chapter Eleven, what does Linus discover when he is chasing Calliope?
(a) A tree fort.
(b) An abandoned building.
(c) A hidden boat.
(d) A cellar.

14. Who is the first person that Linus sees when he returns to Marsyas in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) J-Bone.
(b) Helen.
(c) Marty.
(d) Norman.

15. What are the "tick marks" that Linus finds in the cellar (296)?
(a) The burrows of bugs.
(b) Lines that mark off time.
(c) The spots left on the wall by the burned clock.
(d) Small rips in the mattress.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Twelve, what makes Linus think that the gift might be something awful?

2. On page 334 of Chapter Seventeen, what does Lucy tell Linus that Arthur has told him about magic?

3. When Talia does not have enough money for everything she wants to buy in Chapter Fourteen, what is Lucy's response?

4. In his Chapter Eleven DICOMY report, to what does Linus compare Sal?

5. In Chapter Twelve, what does the reader find out that Linus likes to do?

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