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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 arrives at DICOMY on his first day back to work in Chapter Eighteen, what does Mr. Tremblay tell him?
(a) He can hardly recognize Linus after his month away.
(b) He thought that Linus had been fired.
(c) He is happy to see Linus back at work.
(d) He has heard that Ms. Jenkins is angry at Linus.

2. In Chapter Fifteen, whom does Linus share his confusion about the letter and file from DICOMY with?
(a) Helen.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Calliope.
(d) Merle.

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

4. When Arthur was a child, what did he try to do to help himself and the other children at the Marsyas Orphanage?
(a) Burn the orphanage down.
(b) Send a letter to DICOMY.
(c) Kill the master of the orphanage.
(d) Borrow a boat so they could escape the island.

5. In Chapter Nineteen, when Zoe takes the children inside so that Arthur and Linus can speak privately, what do the children do?
(a) Watch the two men through the window.
(b) Help Zoe make dinner.
(c) Use Sal's dog-hearing to eavesdrop.
(d) Use Lucy's mental powers to find out what is happening.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eighteen, Linus puts on what he thinks is a Sinatra record. Which artist does it turn out to be?

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

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

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

5. What causes Ms. Jenkins to give Linus ten demerits in Chapter Eighteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter Nineteen, who appears at Linus's desk, and why has she come to see him?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter Eighteen, what surprise does Linus discover in his suitcase, and what does he do with it?

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

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

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

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

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

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