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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Gnomish tradition does Talia make up in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Dessert before dinner.
(b) Sleeping with new tools.
(c) Two-dinner Saturdays.
(d) Night gardening.

2. On page 238, Linus says that what happened to Sal is a "travesty." What is a "travesty"?
(a) A deliberate attempt to undermine someone's confidence.
(b) A disguised blessing that becomes clear later on.
(c) When something very serious is treated like a joke or like it does not matter.
(d) When something that should be a joy is ignored or unappreciated.

3. What does Linus think he sees out of the corner of his eye when he enters Arthur's room during Lucy's Chapter Thirteen nightmare?
(a) A serpent made of fire.
(b) A floating record player.
(c) A flash of orange light.
(d) The flapping of wings.

4. When Talia does not have enough money for everything she wants to buy in Chapter Fourteen, what is Lucy's response?
(a) He tells Talia that she is being greedy.
(b) He offers Talia his own money.
(c) He helps Talia put back what she does not have money for.
(d) He threatens to burn down the store.

5. When Arthur was a child, what did he try to do to help himself and the other children at the Marsyas Orphanage?
(a) Kill the master of the orphanage.
(b) Send a letter to DICOMY.
(c) Burn the orphanage down.
(d) Borrow a boat so they could escape the island.

6. In Chapter Fourteen, why are there not many people walking around Marsyas Village?
(a) The residents were warned that the children were coming.
(b) The tourist season is nearly over.
(c) The high school is having a football game.
(d) There is a town hall meeting taking place.

7. How long was Arthur held captive in the cellar?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 15 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 weeks.

8. When Linus and the children are on their adventure in Chapter Seventeen, why do the children disappear and suddenly fall silent?
(a) They are trying to play a prank on him.
(b) They are waiting to surprise him.
(c) They want to play unsupervised.
(d) They want him to see what his life is like without them.

9. What surprising thing does "Ms. Bubblegum" do before leaving the file with Linus?
(a) Wink at Gunther.
(b) Kiss Linus on the cheek.
(c) Make a rude gesture toward Ms. Jenkins.
(d) Turn the photograph of the children face down.

10. When the children go to town in Chapter Fourteen, what is Chauncey wearing as a "disguise" (252)?
(a) A trench coat.
(b) A bellhop's uniform.
(c) A red wig.
(d) Sunglasses.

11. According to the Epilogue, what happened at DICOMY during the previous winter?
(a) Extremely Upper Management had to resign due to a scandal.
(b) Ms. Jenkins was fired and replaced with a former orphanage master.
(c) DICOMY turned all of the orphanages into foster homes.
(d) DICOMY was permanently closed.

12. 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 can be magic in the ordinary."
(d) "There is a time and place for magic."

13. In his third report, in Chapter Thirteen, what does Linus say about RULES AND REGULATIONS?
(a) He considers it sacred.
(b) Some of its rules are cruel.
(c) He admires its authors.
(d) It is outdated.

14. In Chapter Fourteen, why does Lucy throw Marty against the wall?
(a) Marty criticized Lucy's taste in music.
(b) Marty tried to perform an exorcism on Lucy.
(c) Marty physically threatened Linus.
(d) Marty called Talia a nasty name.

15. When he is trying to explain himself to the children in Chapter Nineteen, what does Linus quote from?
(a) His own report to DICOMY.
(b) RULES AND REGULATIONS.
(c) Sal's speech about being like paper.
(d) A Bobby Darin song.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 372 of Chapter Nineteen, Linus says that he is not very good at "spontaneity." What is he saying he is not good at?

2. In Chapter Fourteen, what piece of information does Linus refuse to let Lucy tell him?

3. In his Chapter Eleven report to DICOMY, what criticism does Linus make of the "SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING" campaign?

4. In Chapter Eighteen, Linus puts on what he thinks is a Sinatra record. Which artist does it turn out to be?

5. In Chapter Eleven, what does Linus discover when he is chasing Calliope?

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