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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Chauncey often hide under beds?
2. What are the two things that Arthur guesses might be a part of Chauncey's makeup?
3. When Linus says that Ms. Jenkins's management style is "authoritative," this is an example of what literary technique (24)?
4. What kind of pet does Linus have at home?
5. How does Lucy display his power when Linus first meets him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the house on Marsyas Island.
2. During the "Expressing Yourself" part of their lessons in Chapter Eight, what does Sal talk about, and what is his meaning?
3. What question does Linus ask the postal clerk as he is leaving the post office, and why does he ask?
4. When Linus is on the train in Chapter Four, how is he feeling, and what changes his mood?
5. How does Linus react to the secret mission that Extremely Upper Management gives him?
6. What upsetting information does Linus learn about Sal's history in Chapter Seven?
7. What are some of the ways that Extremely Upper Management has arranged its offices to intimidate people?
8. In the beginning of Chapter Eight, how does Linus end up getting out of bed, and why?
9. What invitation does Linus receive on his first Friday on the island, and how does he feel about it?
10. Who is Ms. Bedleia Jenkins, and what kind of a person is she?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The DICOMY book RULES AND REGULATIONS has an important role in Linus's life at the beginning of this novel. Write an essay in which you discuss how and why that changes, tracing his relationship with both the rule book and the idea of "rules" in general throughout the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the messages that The House in the Cerulean Sea sends about the importance of both giving and accepting kindness.
Essay Topic 3
In The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune often includes one-sentence paragraphs. Choose several passages that include one-sentence paragraphs and write an analysis of how these function as a rhetorical strategy.
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