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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 kind of being is Sal?

2. What is the reason that Arthur gives for having not greeted Linus sooner?

3. When Linus reads about Lucy, what is his reaction?

4. What kind of tree does Phee tell Linus about at the end of Chapter Ten?

5. What does Extremely Upper Management suggest Linus do with Calliope while he is working away from home for a month?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter Eight, how does Linus end up getting out of bed, and why?

2. What happens on Linus and Zoe's Chapter Ten ferry ride to town, and what does it show about Linus?

3. In Chapter One, who is Daisy, and what has she done to get into trouble?

4. What are some of the ways that Extremely Upper Management has arranged its offices to intimidate people?

5. In Chapter Eight, what upsetting thing does Zoe show Linus, and what does Linus do about it?

6. When the children are on their Chapter Ten adventure and Lucy asks Linus whether he likes boys or girls, what does Chauncey say, and how does Arthur respond?

7. Who is Talia, and what does she threaten to do to Linus when he first meets her?

8. Who is Lucy, and what about reading this child's file so upsets Linus?

9. In Chapter Two, what happens to Linus's shirt, and why is he afraid that it will be a problem at work?

10. In Chapter Two, what news does Ms. Jenkins give Linus, and how does Linus feel about it?

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 that makes and defends a claim about the thematic motif of dreams in The House in the Cerulean Sea. Be sure to defend your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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