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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Before dinner each night, what does Arthur ask the children to share?
(a) One thing that they have learned during the day.
(b) One thing that they are grateful for.
(c) One goal that they have for tomorrow.
(d) The best and worst part of their day.

3. Where is Linus Barker at the beginning of Chapter One?
(a) At DICOMY.
(b) At the seaside.
(c) At an orphanage.
(d) At home.

4. What magical power does Daisy have?
(a) She can cast spells.
(b) She can move objects with her mind.
(c) She can fly.
(d) She can change herself into a seal.

5. At the beginning of Chapter Four, why is Linus so tired when he gets on the train?
(a) He had to stay up all night catching up on reports.
(b) He missed the bus and had to walk all the way to the train.
(c) He was up all night trying to capture Calliope and get her into her crate.
(d) He did not sleep well the night before because of his nervousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason that Arthur gives for having not greeted Linus sooner?

2. Why does Chauncey often hide under beds?

3. What is the name of the ferryman who takes passengers to Marsyas Island?

4. In Chapter Five, one of the children turns into a Pomeranian. What is a Pomeranian?

5. What do Lucy's comments suggest might be hidden under his bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ms. Bedleia Jenkins, and what kind of a person is she?

2. In Chapter One, why does the master of the orphanage ask Linus how he can do what he does for a living?

3. What are some of the ways that Extremely Upper Management has arranged its offices to intimidate people?

4. In Chapter Two, what happens to Linus's shirt, and why is he afraid that it will be a problem at work?

5. During the "Expressing Yourself" part of their lessons in Chapter Eight, what does Sal talk about, and what is his meaning?

6. In the beginning of Chapter Eight, how does Linus end up getting out of bed, and why?

7. What question does Linus ask the postal clerk as he is leaving the post office, and why does he ask?

8. What does Linus give Theodore, and why?

9. What evidence does the narrative give in the beginning of Chapter Three that Linus is nervous about his meeting with Extremely Upper Management?

10. What vehicle does Linus see parked by the house in Chapter Five, and what does he deduce from it?

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