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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. In Chapter Eleven, what does Linus find in Sal's closet?
2. Where do the children lead Linus on their adventure in Chapter Seventeen?
3. When the Epilogue begins, how long has it been since Linus returned to the island?
4. At the beginning of Chapter Fifteen, what does Sal tell Zoe helped him have a good time on their outing?
5. When Linus leaves the offices of Extremely Upper Management in Chapter Eighteen, what does the receptionist tell him?
Short Essay Questions
1. In their Chapter Twelve conversation, what does Arthur try to convince Linus is true about Linus's Chapter Eleven interaction with Sal?
2. In Chapter Fourteen, which two children does Linus end up supervising, and what do they keep telling him they want to do while they are in the village?
3. When Linus tells Mrs. Klapper that he is leaving permanently, what questions does she ask him?
4. Chapter Nineteen starts three weeks after the end of Chapter Eighteen. What has Linus been doing in those three weeks?
5. Describe the inside of the main house's cellar.
6. What details does the narrative give to show how depressing Linus's return to the city is?
7. In Chapter Fourteen, how does Talia win over the hardware store owner, and why does this become important later in the chapter?
8. When Arthur asks Linus to dance during the going away party, how does Linus think of his choice to dance, and how are his thoughts different from the way the reader is meant to respond?
9. What is different about Linus's attitude in his Chapter Eighteen conversation with Extremely Upper Management?
10. In Linus's Chapter Eleven report to DICOMY, what does he have to say about the "SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING" campaign?
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 thematic motif of dreams in The House in the Cerulean Sea. Be sure to defend your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
In The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune often includes one-sentence paragraphs. Choose several passages that include one-sentence paragraphs and write an analysis of how these function as a rhetorical strategy.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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