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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. According to the Epilogue, when the reporter asked Linus to tell his story, what inspired him to be brave and give her an interview?
2. In Chapter Twelve, what does the reader find out that Linus likes to do?
3. In Chapter Twelve, what do all of the songs on the record have in common?
4. In his third report, in Chapter Thirteen, what does Linus say about RULES AND REGULATIONS?
5. When the Epilogue begins, how long has it been since Linus returned to the island?
Short Essay Questions
1. What demands do the children make when Linus returns to the island?
2. In Chapter Eighteen, what surprise does Linus discover in his suitcase, and what does he do with it?
3. In Chapter Thirteen, Linus is awoken in the middle of the night. What does he think is happening at first, and what does he find out is really happening?
4. In Linus's Chapter Eleven report to DICOMY, what first impression about the orphanage does he try to correct?
5. In Chapter Thirteen, Linus writes a report in which he says that he will give more details about Arthur. What does he actually write, and why?
6. When Linus tells Mrs. Klapper that he is leaving permanently, what questions does she ask him?
7. After dinner in Chapter Fifteen, how do Zoe and Arthur try to give Linus an opening to talk about his suspicions?
8. Chapter Nineteen starts three weeks after the end of Chapter Eighteen. What has Linus been doing in those three weeks?
9. When Lucy's records are broken in Chapter Thirteen, what do Linus and Arthur each do to comfort him?
10. In Chapter Seventeen, Linus's report writing is interrupted by a knock on his door. Who is there, and what do they want?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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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