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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. During their Chapter Nineteen conversation, what seems to change Arthur's feelings about Linus's return?
2. In Chapter Fourteen, why are there not many people walking around Marsyas Village?
3. Who is the first person that Linus sees when he returns to Marsyas in Chapter Nineteen?
4. At the end of Chapter Eleven, what does Sal tell Linus about?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Linus tells Mrs. Klapper that he is leaving permanently, what questions does she ask him?
2. Describe the inside of the main house's cellar.
3. 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?
4. What demands do the children make when Linus returns to the island?
5. In Chapter Sixteen, what two reasons does Arthur have for finally revealing himself as a phoenix?
6. 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?
7. What gift does Arthur bring to Linus in Chapter Twelve, and what role did Lucy play in this gift?
8. In Chapter Fourteen, what happens to Lucy in the back room at the record store?
9. In Linus's Chapter Eleven report to DICOMY, what first impression about the orphanage does he try to correct?
10. When Linus is putting Lucy to bed in Chapter Seventeen, what does Lucy confide in Linus about Arthur?
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
Although The House in the Cerulean Sea is a book with a serious message, it delivers this message with a light, comic touch. Write an essay that analyzes how the author creates humor in the novel, discussing at least three separate techniques and offering examples that demonstrate how these techniques work to create humor.
Essay Topic 3
Write a pro-con essay that evaluates Arthur Parnassus as a parent. Establish your standards for a "good" parent and then use textual evidence to measure Arthur against this standard, acknowledging where others might argue differently and why.
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