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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 Twelve, what does Arthur reveal that he knows about?
2. What is the most likely reason that the narrative skips from Linus reading the file to Linus having dinner without revealing what kind of magical being Arthur is?
3. When Linus is leaving the main house after the party in Chapter Seventeen, what does Arthur ask Linus to do?
4. In Chapter Sixteen, when Theodore is trying to get Linus to follow him, how does he try to persuade Linus to do what he wants?
5. In the letter that Linus gets from DICOMY at the end of Chapter Twelve, what does Werner hint at?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Sixteen, what two reasons does Arthur have for finally revealing himself as a phoenix?
2. 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?
3. In Chapter Fourteen, what happens to Lucy in the back room at the record store?
4. When Linus volunteers to go to the mainland with Arthur in Chapter Sixteen, what problem does he foresee, and how is it resolved?
5. In Linus's Chapter Eleven report to DICOMY, what does he have to say about the "SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING" campaign?
6. What gift does Arthur bring to Linus in Chapter Twelve, and what role did Lucy play in this gift?
7. What is different about Linus's attitude in his Chapter Eighteen conversation with Extremely Upper Management?
8. In Chapter Fifteen, what reasons does Linus give himself for trying to ignore Charles Werner's letter?
9. When Linus is putting Lucy to bed in Chapter Seventeen, what does Lucy confide in Linus about Arthur?
10. Chapter Nineteen starts three weeks after the end of Chapter Eighteen. What has Linus been doing in those three weeks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the messages that The House in the Cerulean Sea sends about the importance of both giving and accepting kindness.
Essay Topic 2
The magical beings in The House in the Cerulean Sea often speak of music coming from plants, and Zoe says that there is music everywhere. And it is music that begins to bond Linus and Lucy together. Write an essay in which you explore the thematic role that music plays 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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