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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. What is Linus's doctor concerned about?
2. What kind of pet does Linus have at home?
3. What is Linus surprised to see on Lucy's walls?
4. When Linus meets Talia, what does he mistake her for?
5. After showing Linus his room, what does Lucy keep telling Arthur is true about Linus?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Ms. Bedleia Jenkins, and what kind of a person is she?
2. What invitation does Linus receive on his first Friday on the island, and how does he feel about it?
3. In Chapter Two, what happens to Linus's shirt, and why is he afraid that it will be a problem at work?
4. In Chapter One, why does the master of the orphanage ask Linus how he can do what he does for a living?
5. What interest is Linus surprised to find out he shares with Lucy, and what is Lucy's reason for his interest?
6. In the beginning of Chapter Eight, how does Linus end up getting out of bed, and why?
7. When Linus is on the train in Chapter Four, how is he feeling, and what changes his mood?
8. What comparison is Arthur making when he says at dinner that what he learned that day was that "gifts come in all shapes and sizes, and when we expect them the least"? (105)
9. Where does Linus Baker work, and what is his job?
10. What question does Linus ask the postal clerk as he is leaving the post office, and why does he ask?
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
The magical beings in The House in the Cerulean Sea often speak of music coming from plants, and Zoe says that there is music everywhere. And it is music that begins to bond Linus and Lucy together. Write an essay in which you explore the thematic role that music plays in The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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