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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. Who is the author of The House in the Cerulean Sea?
2. What does Lucy say death makes a singer sound like to him?
3. When Linus says that Ms. Jenkins's management style is "authoritative," this is an example of what literary technique (24)?
4. Why does Chauncey often hide under beds?
5. How long has Linus worked for DICOMY?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Linus Baker work, and what is his job?
2. Describe the house on Marsyas Island.
3. What interest is Linus surprised to find out he shares with Lucy, and what is Lucy's reason for his interest?
4. What upsetting information does Linus learn about Sal's history in Chapter Seven?
5. 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)
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 does Linus give Theodore, and why?
9. What vehicle does Linus see parked by the house in Chapter Five, and what does he deduce from it?
10. What are some of the ways that Extremely Upper Management has arranged its offices to intimidate people?
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
Colors are an important motif in this book. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the colors associated with Linus's life in the city with those associated with his life on the island and make a claim about how these colors reveal something about Linus's mental state both on and off Marsyas Island.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes the role that the government plays in The House in the Cerulean Sea. Be sure to support your claims with textual evidence.
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