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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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"?
2. What is the name of the master of the orphanage at Marsyas Island?
3. When Linus asks the receptionist in Chapter Three "How do I look?" what is her reply (37)?
4. On page 145, the tune that Arthur whistles is described as "jaunty." How does it sound?
5. During their Chapter Nine conversation, what does Lucy explain about Arthur's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Linus react to the secret mission that Extremely Upper Management gives him?
2. What happens on Linus and Zoe's Chapter Ten ferry ride to town, and what does it show about Linus?
3. What interest is Linus surprised to find out he shares with Lucy, and what is Lucy's reason for his interest?
4. In Chapter One, why does the master of the orphanage ask Linus how he can do what he does for a living?
5. When Linus is on the train in Chapter Four, how is he feeling, and what changes his mood?
6. Who is Lucy, and what about reading this child's file so upsets Linus?
7. What question does Linus ask the postal clerk as he is leaving the post office, and why does he ask?
8. Who is Ms. Bedleia Jenkins, and what kind of a person is she?
9. In the beginning of Chapter Eight, how does Linus end up getting out of bed, and why?
10. In Chapter One, who is Daisy, and what has she done to get into trouble?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The DICOMY book RULES AND REGULATIONS has an important role in Linus's life at the beginning of this novel. Write an essay in which you discuss how and why that changes, tracing his relationship with both the rule book and the idea of "rules" in general throughout the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Write an analysis of Lucy's character in which you make and defend a claim about the meaning of his capacity for both good and evil.
Essay Topic 3
Several characters in The House in the Cerulean Sea issue threats against Linus. It is clear, though, that only some of these characters actually mean what they are saying. Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the meaning of different characters' threatening words.
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