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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10: Chapter 19 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Arthur insist not be used in his house?
(a) Antichrist.
(b) Monster.
(c) Orphan.
(d) Animal.

2. On page 334 of Chapter Seventeen, what does Lucy tell Linus that Arthur has told him about magic?
(a) "Magic is only part of who we are."
(b) "Magic is inside each of us."
(c) "There is a time and place for magic."
(d) "There can be magic in the ordinary."

3. What is implied when, on page 42, the female member of Extremely Upper Management says, of Linus, that "nothing gets in" and so "He'll do"?
(a) Extremely Upper Management want to be sure that Linus will not reveal classified information to others.
(b) Extremely Upper Management are pleased that Linus does not seem interested in the feelings of the people he is investigating.
(c) Extremely Upper Management are counting on Linus not noticing or understanding the things that they want to keep secret.
(d) Extremely Upper Management are frustrated that Linus does not see the bigger picture of what DICOMY does in the world.

4. In Chapter Twelve, Arthur says that he prefers "bluntness to obfuscation" (226). What does this mean he likes?
(a) He likes to hear the plain truth of what people are thinking and feeling.
(b) He likes objective and emotionally detached explanations of things.
(c) He likes playful, artistic expressions of people's ideas.
(d) He likes it when people are careful and sensitive with their words.

5. In Chapter Twelve, what does Arthur reveal that he knows about?
(a) The contents of Linus's reports.
(b) Why DICOMY chose Linus.
(c) Linus's feelings for him.
(d) The rafts Zoe found.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word best characterizes Linus's coworkers' attitudes toward him?

2. When he is trying to explain himself to the children in Chapter Nineteen, what does Linus quote from?

3. In Chapter Fifteen, whom does Linus share his confusion about the letter and file from DICOMY with?

4. On page 14, when Linus tells the master that he is focused on the well-being of children, what is her reply?

5. What is implied on page 90 when Linus remembers having stared at the picture of Arthur "for longer than was probably proper"?

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