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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Linus and Zoe are walking through the forest together in Chapter Eight, what does Linus mean when he thinks, "If Talia had come to him with her shovel, he didn't think he'd have stopped her" (135)?
(a) It is a reference to Talia's ability to make almost anything grow.
(b) Is is a dark joke about wanting to die because he is so exhausted.
(c) He thinks he should be punished for what he has come to the island to do.
(d) He feels like he needs someone to "dig him out" of the situation he is in.

2. What kind of being is Phee?
(a) Forest sprite.
(b) Wyvern.
(c) Shapeshifter.
(d) Gnome.

3. Which word best characterizes Linus's coworkers' attitudes toward him?
(a) Dismissive.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Jovial.
(d) Supportive.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which two children's rooms has Linus still not seen when he writes his first report, in Chapter Eight?

3. On page 145, the tune that Arthur whistles is described as "jaunty." How does it sound?

4. When Linus meets Extremely Upper Management, what does he notice particularly about Mr. Warner?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Ten, why is Linus going in to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, what upsetting thing does Zoe show Linus, and what does Linus do about it?

2. In Chapter Two, what news does Ms. Jenkins give Linus, and how does Linus feel about it?

3. When Linus is on the train in Chapter Four, how is he feeling, and what changes his mood?

4. What comments in Linus's first report to DICOMY seem a little out of character for him?

5. Who is Ms. Bedleia Jenkins, and what kind of a person is she?

6. What are some of the ways that Extremely Upper Management has arranged its offices to intimidate people?

7. What does Linus give Theodore, and why?

8. How does Linus react to the secret mission that Extremely Upper Management gives him?

9. In Chapter One, who is Daisy, and what has she done to get into trouble?

10. What interest is Linus surprised to find out he shares with Lucy, and what is Lucy's reason for his interest?

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