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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. When combined with the information in the file on Arthur, Linus's remark in his report that Arthur has some "uncanny" abilities hints at what about Arthur (129)?
2. How many little rafts does Zoe say have come to the island?
3. What magical power does Daisy have?
4. When Linus meets Extremely Upper Management, what does he notice particularly about Mr. Warner?
5. In Chapter Five, why does Linus eventually get out of the car?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Linus Baker work, and what is his job?
2. In Chapter Two, what news does Ms. Jenkins give Linus, and how does Linus feel about it?
3. During the "Expressing Yourself" part of their lessons in Chapter Eight, what does Sal talk about, and what is his meaning?
4. What upsetting information does Linus learn about Sal's history in Chapter Seven?
5. When Linus is on the train in Chapter Four, how is he feeling, and what changes his mood?
6. What interest is Linus surprised to find out he shares with Lucy, and what is Lucy's reason for his interest?
7. In the beginning of Chapter Eight, how does Linus end up getting out of bed, and why?
8. In Chapter One, why does the master of the orphanage ask Linus how he can do what he does for a living?
9. What amusing and ironic contrast does the author create between the way Lucy presents himself and the reality of the child?
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
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an analysis of Arthur's character that makes an argument about what in his life experience prepares him to see Linus's special qualities when so many others have overlooked them.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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