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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lyric from Nat King Cole's "Smile" especially affects Linus during the party in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) "Although a tear may be ever so near/ That's the time you must keep on trying."
(b) "You'll find that life is still worthwhile/ If you just smile."
(c) "When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by."
(d) "Smile though your heart is aching/ Smile even though it's breaking."

2. On page 238, Linus says that what happened to Sal is a "travesty." What is a "travesty"?
(a) When something very serious is treated like a joke or like it does not matter.
(b) When something that should be a joy is ignored or unappreciated.
(c) A deliberate attempt to undermine someone's confidence.
(d) A disguised blessing that becomes clear later on.

3. In Chapter Fifteen, what fear does the file about Arthur create in Linus?
(a) He is afraid that the children and Arthur might harm him.
(b) He is afraid that he will lose his job as a caseworker.
(c) He is afraid that DICOMY will close the orphanage now that he knows about Arthur.
(d) He is afraid that the children and Arthur are only pretending to like him.

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

5. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Arthur say the spiders represent to Lucy?
(a) His biological father.
(b) Linus's investigation.
(c) DICOMY and their orphanages.
(d) What is happening inside Lucy's mind.

6. In Chapter Nineteen, when Zoe takes the children inside so that Arthur and Linus can speak privately, what do the children do?
(a) Watch the two men through the window.
(b) Use Sal's dog-hearing to eavesdrop.
(c) Use Lucy's mental powers to find out what is happening.
(d) Help Zoe make dinner.

7. In Chapter Eighteen, when Ms. Jenkins asks Linus if he is trying to get promoted to Supervisor, what is Linus's response?
(a) He tells her that he wants to be Extremely Upper Management.
(b) He rolls his eyes at her.
(c) He tells her that he is after her job.
(d) He laughs at her.

8. When, in Chapter Eighteen, Extremely Upper Management accuses Linus of not being objective, what does he ask them?
(a) Whether they even know the names of the children at Marsyas Orphanage.
(b) Whether they are truly objective on the subject of Arthur Parnassus.
(c) Whether they have even bothered to read his reports.
(d) Whether they value humanity as much as they value objectivity.

9. When he is trying to explain himself to the children in Chapter Nineteen, what does Linus quote from?
(a) RULES AND REGULATIONS.
(b) Sal's speech about being like paper.
(c) His own report to DICOMY.
(d) A Bobby Darin song.

10. Which of the children tries to wave at and be friendly to the village's non-magical children in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Phee.
(b) Sal.
(c) Talia.
(d) Chauncey.

11. In his DICOMY report in Chapter Eleven, what conclusion does Linus reach about Lucy?
(a) It is possible for him to grow up to be a productive member of society.
(b) He is most likely a danger to the other children at the orphanage.
(c) It is unlikely that he is actually the Antichrist.
(d) It is impossible for nurture to overcome nature.

12. In his third DICOMY report, what does Linus say he was taught about gnomes?
(a) That they are not capable of forming bonds with humans.
(b) That they are sneaky and dishonest.
(c) That they have bad tempers.
(d) That they are less intelligent than humans.

13. When the children go to town in Chapter Fourteen, what is Chauncey wearing as a "disguise" (252)?
(a) A red wig.
(b) A trench coat.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) A bellhop's uniform.

14. In Chapter Sixteen, whom does Linus think has "irises glittering like shattered glass" (312)?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Zoe.
(d) Phee.

15. What does Linus think he sees out of the corner of his eye when he enters Arthur's room during Lucy's Chapter Thirteen nightmare?
(a) A flash of orange light.
(b) A floating record player.
(c) The flapping of wings.
(d) A serpent made of fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Twelve, what does Arthur reveal that he knows about?

2. In Chapter Eleven, what does Linus tell Sal about Calliope?

3. When Linus arrives at the Marsyas train station in Chapter Nineteen, what does he realize he has forgotten to do?

4. In Chapter Twelve, Arthur says that he prefers "bluntness to obfuscation" (226). What does this mean he likes?

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

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