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

2. What kind of store does Talia drag Linus and Lucy into in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A plant nursery.
(c) A hardware store.
(d) An art supply store.

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

4. In Chapter Fourteen, what piece of information does Linus refuse to let Lucy tell him?
(a) Whether Arthur talks about Linus.
(b) When Linus is going to die.
(c) What Satan really looks like.
(d) What the spiders inside Lucy's head look like.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eleven, what item of Linus's does Calliope run away with?

2. During their Chapter Nineteen conversation, what seems to change Arthur's feelings about Linus's return?

3. On page 238, Linus says that what happened to Sal is a "travesty." What is a "travesty"?

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

5. Where do the children lead Linus on their adventure in Chapter Seventeen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What gift does Arthur bring to Linus in Chapter Twelve, and what role did Lucy play in this gift?

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

4. In their Chapter Twelve conversation, what is it reasonable to infer changes Arthur's mind about taking the children off the island?

5. In Chapter Fourteen, how does Talia win over the hardware store owner, and why does this become important later in the chapter?

6. In Linus's Chapter Eleven report to DICOMY, what does he have to say about the "SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING" campaign?

7. In Chapter Sixteen, what two reasons does Arthur have for finally revealing himself as a phoenix?

8. In Chapter Fifteen, what reasons does Linus give himself for trying to ignore Charles Werner's letter?

9. Describe the inside of the main house's cellar.

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

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