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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 334 of Chapter Seventeen, what does Lucy tell Linus that Arthur has told him about magic?
2. Besides Sal's room, what does Linus admit he has not yet seen in his Chapter Eleven DICOMY report?
3. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Linus notice about "Ms. Bubblegum" when she leans down near his ear?
4. In his DICOMY report in Chapter Eleven, what does Linus say he finds surprising about Zoe?
5. What Gnomish tradition does Talia make up in Chapter Fifteen?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. In Chapter Sixteen, how does Theodore show his trust in and feelings for Linus?
3. In Chapter Fourteen, what happens to Lucy in the back room at the record store?
4. In Chapter Fifteen, what reasons does Linus give himself for trying to ignore Charles Werner's letter?
5. When Lucy's records are broken in Chapter Thirteen, what do Linus and Arthur each do to comfort him?
6. After dinner in Chapter Fifteen, how do Zoe and Arthur try to give Linus an opening to talk about his suspicions?
7. In Chapter Eleven, how does a comment from Phee cause Linus to change the way he dresses?
8. In the end of the story, what plans do Arthur and Linus have for their future?
9. In Linus's Chapter Eleven report to DICOMY, what first impression about the orphanage does he try to correct?
10. 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?
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
Throughout the novel, words that people have spoken to Linus come back to him and he understands them in a new way. Write an essay in which you show how the author uses these incidents to indicate how Linus is growing and changing as a character.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes the thematic significance of the children's visit to Marsyas Village. Be sure to support your claims with textual evidence.
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