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

2. In the letter that Linus gets from DICOMY at the end of Chapter Twelve, what does Werner hint at?
(a) That Arthur is keeping an important secret from Linus.
(b) That Zoe might be much more dangerous than Linus thinks.
(c) That Linus has not really been sent to investigate the orphanage.
(d) That DICOMY might replace Linus with another caseworker.

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

4. When the children invite Linus to join them for an adventure in Chapter Seventeen, why does he tell himself "You can do this.... One last adventure" (328)?
(a) He is feeling sad about leaving.
(b) He is still a little afraid of the children.
(c) He is busy trying to write his report.
(d) He always feels ridiculous on their adventures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Sal's room, what does Linus admit he has not yet seen in his Chapter Eleven DICOMY report?

2. When Linus tells Lucy that "the real treasure was the friendships we made along the way," what is Lucy's response (330)?

3. What kind of store does Talia drag Linus and Lucy into in Chapter Fourteen?

4. When the children go to town in Chapter Fourteen, what is Chauncey wearing as a "disguise" (252)?

5. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Arthur say the spiders represent to Lucy?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Linus volunteers to go to the mainland with Arthur in Chapter Sixteen, what problem does he foresee, and how is it resolved?

2. When Lucy's records are broken in Chapter Thirteen, what do Linus and Arthur each do to comfort him?

3. What is different about Linus's attitude in his Chapter Eighteen conversation with Extremely Upper Management?

4. In Chapter Sixteen, how does Theodore show his trust in and feelings for Linus?

5. In Chapter Seventeen, Linus's report writing is interrupted by a knock on his door. Who is there, and what do they want?

6. When Linus decides that he is ready to leave DICOMY for the last time, what does he say to his co-workers?

7. In their Chapter Twelve conversation, what does Arthur try to convince Linus is true about Linus's Chapter Eleven interaction with Sal?

8. Chapter Nineteen starts three weeks after the end of Chapter Eighteen. What has Linus been doing in those three weeks?

9. In Chapter Eleven, how does a comment from Phee cause Linus to change the way he dresses?

10. When Linus is putting Lucy to bed in Chapter Seventeen, what does Lucy confide in Linus about Arthur?

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