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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. Where is Linus Barker at the beginning of Chapter One?
2. During the "Expressing Yourself" part of their lessons, Lucy makes a speech about ending the world in "pestilence and plague" (130). What is Arthur's criticism of this?
3. On page 37, Linus enters a "rotunda." What feature of a room does this word describe?
4. What does Linus often forget to bring with him?
5. What is implied when, on page 42, the female member of Extremely Upper Management says, of Linus, that "nothing gets in" and so "He'll do"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter One, why does the master of the orphanage ask Linus how he can do what he does for a living?
2. What upsetting information does Linus learn about Sal's history in Chapter Seven?
3. Who is Ms. Bedleia Jenkins, and what kind of a person is she?
4. Where does Linus Baker work, and what is his job?
5. During the "Expressing Yourself" part of their lessons in Chapter Eight, what does Sal talk about, and what is his meaning?
6. When Linus is on the train in Chapter Four, how is he feeling, and what changes his mood?
7. Who is Talia, and what does she threaten to do to Linus when he first meets her?
8. What comments in Linus's first report to DICOMY seem a little out of character for him?
9. What question does Linus ask the postal clerk as he is leaving the post office, and why does he ask?
10. What happens on Linus and Zoe's Chapter Ten ferry ride to town, and what does it show about Linus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the symbolic significance of the two Saturday adventures that Linus goes on with the children. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an analysis of Lucy's character in which you make and defend a claim about the meaning of his capacity for both good and evil.
Essay Topic 3
The House in the Cerulean Sea contains reports, files, and a rule book. Some of these are excerpted directly, and some of them are only referred to in the narrative--but all of them are an important part of the plot. Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the thematic significance of these documents.
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