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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapters Nine and Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucy say death makes a singer sound like to him?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A spider.
(c) An angel.
(d) A demon.

2. When Linus meets Talia, what does he mistake her for?
(a) A doll.
(b) A scarecrow.
(c) A statue.
(d) A mannequin.

3. In Chapter Six, what does Linus notice about Arthur's pants?
(a) They seem to change color as he moves.
(b) They are much too large.
(c) They are too short.
(d) They look old and worn.

4. In Chapter Four, when Ms. Chapelwhite has to pull the car over to help Linus, what is happening?
(a) He is suffering from sunstroke.
(b) He is having an asthma attack.
(c) He is having a panic attack.
(d) He is having a heart attack.

5. After showing Linus his room, what does Lucy keep telling Arthur is true about Linus?
(a) That Linus was frightened of Lucy's room.
(b) That Linus promised he would keep the orphanage open.
(c) That Linus has terrible taste in books.
(d) That Linus also likes dead things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chapter Ten letter from DICOMY tell Linus to remember?

2. Where does Linus get the idea that "Everything has an explanation. There is a reason for all things" (114)?

3. What is the name of the master of the orphanage at Marsyas Island?

4. During the "Expressing Yourself" part of their lessons, Lucy makes a speech about ending the world in "pestilence and plague" (130). What is Arthur's criticism of this?

5. Whose house do the children find in the forest in Chapter Ten?

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