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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. On page 14, when Linus tells the master that he is focused on the well-being of children, what is her reply?
2. What fear does Ms. Jenkins reveal?
3. Which character says, on page 136, that "Dreams are merely that--dreams.... They're not necessarily supposed to come true"?
4. In their discussion in Chapter Seven, what unusual fact does Arthur reveal to Linus about Sal?
5. Why does Chauncey often hide under beds?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Linus is on the train in Chapter Four, how is he feeling, and what changes his mood?
2. Who is Talia, and what does she threaten to do to Linus when he first meets her?
3. What invitation does Linus receive on his first Friday on the island, and how does he feel about it?
4. In Chapter One, why does the master of the orphanage ask Linus how he can do what he does for a living?
5. Describe the house on Marsyas Island.
6. What two things does Lucy wish that he could have in his room, but Arthur has forbidden them?
7. In Chapter Eight, what upsetting thing does Zoe show Linus, and what does Linus do about it?
8. What does Linus give Theodore, and why?
9. What happens on Linus and Zoe's Chapter Ten ferry ride to town, and what does it show about Linus?
10. What comments in Linus's first report to DICOMY seem a little out of character for him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is the purpose of including Calliope in this book? Write a description of her role in the novel and then make and defend a claim about the rhetorical purpose of including her in The House in the Cerulean Sea.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you analyze the rhetorical purpose of including magic and magical beings in a novel that is really making a point about how human beings treat one another in the real world. Use textual evidence to support your claims.
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