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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Sixteen, when Theodore is trying to get Linus to follow him, how does he try to persuade Linus to do what he wants?
(a) Perches on his head.
(b) Bites his ear.
(c) Argues with him.
(d) Cries.

3. 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 serpent made of fire.
(b) A flash of orange light.
(c) A floating record player.
(d) The flapping of wings.

4. In Chapter Fourteen, why does Lucy throw Marty against the wall?
(a) Marty called Talia a nasty name.
(b) Marty tried to perform an exorcism on Lucy.
(c) Marty physically threatened Linus.
(d) Marty criticized Lucy's taste in music.

5. In Chapter Eleven, what does Linus tell Sal about Calliope?
(a) That he is thinking of leaving her on the island.
(b) That Sal should be careful of her.
(c) That she is his only friend.
(d) That she knows that Sal is a good person.

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

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

8. In Chapter Seventeen, which child does Linus help get ready for bed?
(a) Theodore.
(b) Chauncey.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Sal.

9. When Linus and the children are on their adventure in Chapter Seventeen, why do the children disappear and suddenly fall silent?
(a) They want him to see what his life is like without them.
(b) They want to play unsupervised.
(c) They are waiting to surprise him.
(d) They are trying to play a prank on him.

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

11. During their Chapter Nineteen conversation, what seems to change Arthur's feelings about Linus's return?
(a) The way Linus describes his feelings for Arthur and the children.
(b) Linus's description of the risk he took to make life better for all magical children.
(c) The way Linus speaks to the children.
(d) Linus's explanation that he was trying to be a voice for the orphanage in the outside world

12. In Chapter Thirteen, who tells Linus that Lucy is having a nightmare?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Sal.
(c) Zoe.
(d) Talia.

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

14. What causes Ms. Jenkins to give Linus ten demerits in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) He is wearing his explorer's helmet.
(b) The way he speaks to her about being a Supervisor.
(c) The way he speaks to her about the photograph on his desk.
(d) He is not wearing a tie.

15. In Chapter Twelve, when Arthur brings Linus a gift, what does the reader learn about Linus?
(a) He has learned that gifts almost always come with strings attached.
(b) He has very seldom been made to feel special and loved.
(c) He is very particular about giving and receiving gifts.
(d) He finds displays of friendship and love painful and embarrassing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the children tries to wave at and be friendly to the village's non-magical children in Chapter Fourteen?

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

3. Which of the children does Linus see first when he returns to the island in Chapter Nineteen?

4. In Chapter Nineteen, when Zoe takes the children inside so that Arthur and Linus can speak privately, what do the children do?

5. When Arthur was a child, what did he try to do to help himself and the other children at the Marsyas Orphanage?

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