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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. How long is Linus's final report?
(a) 10 pages.
(b) 1 sentence.
(c) 1 page.
(d) 100 pages.

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

3. When Linus is leaving the main house after the party in Chapter Seventeen, what does Arthur ask Linus to do?
(a) Be careful of Charles Werner.
(b) Stay on the island.
(c) Come back to visit them.
(d) Show him the report.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 288 of Chapter Fifteen, what does Linus decide that cherry ice cream tastes like?

2. In Chapter Twelve, what makes Linus think that the gift might be something awful?

3. As Linus approaches the cellar, he thinks that soon "this bright flash of color would be nothing but a memory" (294). What is the "bright flash of color" he is thinking about?

4. In Chapter Eleven, what does Linus find in Sal's closet?

5. In his Chapter Eleven DICOMY report, to what does Linus compare Sal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter Thirteen, Linus writes a report in which he says that he will give more details about Arthur. What does he actually write, and why?

3. In Chapter Fourteen, what happens to Lucy in the back room at the record store?

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

5. In Chapter Thirteen, Linus is awoken in the middle of the night. What does he think is happening at first, and what does he find out is really happening?

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

7. What demands do the children make when Linus returns to the island?

8. When Linus tells Mrs. Klapper that he is leaving permanently, what questions does she ask him?

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

10. In Linus's Chapter Eleven report to DICOMY, what first impression about the orphanage does he try to correct?

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