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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosopher do Arthur and Lucy discuss?
(a) Kant.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Zizek.

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

3. Who is the author of The House in the Cerulean Sea?
(a) TJ Klune.
(b) Patrick Ness.
(c) Leigh Bardugo.
(d) Roshani Chokshi .

4. What is the name of the ferryman who takes passengers to Marsyas Island?
(a) Jones.
(b) Merle.
(c) Everett.
(d) Frank.

5. What kind of tree does Phee tell Linus about at the end of Chapter Ten?
(a) Camphor laurel.
(b) Quaking aspens.
(c) Weeping willows.
(d) Loblolly pines.

6. When the receptionist in Chapter Three does not introduce herself, what nickname does Linus give her in his own head?
(a) Ms. Butterfly Barrette.
(b) Ms. Know-It-All.
(c) Ms. Click-Clack.
(d) Ms. Bubblegum.

7. How does Lucy display his power when Linus first meets him?
(a) He levitates.
(b) He causes a lightening storm.
(c) He makes himself grow larger and then shrinks again.
(d) He makes it darker outside.

8. In Chapter Five, one of the children turns into a Pomeranian. What is a Pomeranian?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A rodent.
(d) A bird.

9. What part of Marcus's body is injured?
(a) His hands.
(b) His ears.
(c) His tail.
(d) His wings.

10. On page 14, when Linus tells the master that he is focused on the well-being of children, what is her reply?
(a) "I don't think you understand your job as well as you think you do, Mr, Baker."
(b) "They never stay as children, Mr. Baker. They always grow up eventually."
(c) "And who, Mr. Baker, should be in charge of looking after your well-being?"
(d) "The government has no right to regulate children, Mr. Baker."

11. In Chapter Two, why does Mr. Baker eat salad for lunch?
(a) He is a vegetarian.
(b) He is worried about his weight.
(c) Vegetables are his favorite kind of food.
(d) There is nothing else at the DICOMY cafeteria.

12. What is Linus surprised to see on Lucy's walls?
(a) Buttons.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Records.
(d) Paintings.

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

14. How long has Linus worked for DICOMY?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 11 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When is the only time that Linus generally sees Extremely Upper Management?

3. What kind of being is Talia?

4. In their discussion in Chapter Seven, what unusual fact does Arthur reveal to Linus about Sal?

5. 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"?

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