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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. In Chapter Twelve, what do all of the songs on the record have in common?
(a) They all have hidden meanings.
(b) They are all by artists who died violently.
(c) They are all love songs.
(d) They are all songs that Linus has not heard before.

2. On page 288 of Chapter Fifteen, what does Linus decide that cherry ice cream tastes like?
(a) "Loneliness."
(b) "Goodbye."
(c) "Childhood."
(d) "Love."

3. When Zoe scolds Linus at the train station in Chapter Seventeen, what does she say Linus is afraid of?
(a) Letting someone love him.
(b) Being used by other people.
(c) Taking a risk.
(d) Disappointing people.

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(c) It is outdated.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

5. Who takes Linus to the island in a big green truck in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Helen.
(b) Zoe.
(c) J-Bone.
(d) Merle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Arthur say the spiders represent to Lucy?

2. In the letter that Linus gets from DICOMY at the end of Chapter Twelve, what does Werner hint at?

3. When Linus arrives at DICOMY on his first day back to work in Chapter Eighteen, what does Mr. Tremblay tell him?

4. When Arthur was a child, what did he try to do to help himself and the other children at the Marsyas Orphanage?

5. What kind of store does Talia drag Linus and Lucy into in Chapter Fourteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Thirteen, Linus writes a report in which he says that he will give more details about Arthur. What does he actually write, and why?

2. What gift does Arthur bring to Linus in Chapter Twelve, and what role did Lucy play in this gift?

3. What is different about Linus's attitude in his Chapter Eighteen conversation with Extremely Upper Management?

4. In the beginning of Chapter Nineteen, who appears at Linus's desk, and why has she come to see him?

5. When Linus volunteers to go to the mainland with Arthur in Chapter Sixteen, what problem does he foresee, and how is it resolved?

6. Describe the inside of the main house's cellar.

7. In Chapter Seventeen, Linus's report writing is interrupted by a knock on his door. Who is there, and what do they want?

8. When Lucy's records are broken in Chapter Thirteen, what do Linus and Arthur each do to comfort him?

9. In the end of the story, what plans do Arthur and Linus have for their future?

10. Chapter Nineteen starts three weeks after the end of Chapter Eighteen. What has Linus been doing in those three weeks?

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