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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 kind of pet does Linus have at home?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A fish.
(d) A rabbit.

2. When Linus is on his way to see Arthur and Lucy at the beginning of Chapter Nine, who teases that he is a "Dead man walkin'" (146)?
(a) Phee.
(b) Talia.
(c) Sal.
(d) Zoe.

3. On page 144, Lucy calls souls "trinkets." What is a "trinket"?
(a) A souvenir or memento.
(b) A small, cheap object.
(c) A trophy or badge.
(d) A shiny, distracting object.

4. What does Extremely Upper Management suggest Linus do with Calliope while he is working away from home for a month?
(a) Leave her to fend for herself.
(b) Take her to a boarding kennel.
(c) Bring her with him.
(d) Get Mrs. Klapper to watch her.

5. What is Linus Barker's job title?
(a) Caseworker.
(b) Investigator.
(c) Supervisor.
(d) Regulator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of being is Phee?

2. Where is Linus Barker at the beginning of Chapter One?

3. When Linus says that Ms. Jenkins's management style is "authoritative," this is an example of what literary technique (24)?

4. When Linus meets Talia, what does he mistake her for?

5. Besides the difficulty that Linus has physically moving between the rows of desks, what is the other reason that he stays late at work?

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