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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes his visit with the therapist in Chapter 64, saying, "How do you trust a therapist when" what?
(a) "There are bars on all the windows."
(b) "Even his secretary can't remember your name."
(c) "Even the plant in his waiting room is a lie."
(d) "Even his windows are a lie."

2. Who among Caden's friends at the lunch table in the cafeteria asks him, "Hey, earth to Caden Bosch--where are you man?" in Chapter 29?
(a) Shelby.
(b) Max.
(c) Taylor.
(d) Jack.

3. What is the first statement on the parrot's questionnaire in Chapter 21?
(a) "Energy drinks allow me to fly."
(b) "I sometimes worry that the ship might sink."
(c) "My fellow crewmen are hiding biological weapons."
(d) "I am God, and God does not fill out questionnaires."

4. What time does the narrator say it is in Chapter 1?
(a) 4:00 a.m.
(b) 6:00 a.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) 5:00 a.m.

5. The Marianas Trench is located southwest of what island?
(a) Bora Bora.
(b) Kaui.
(c) Bali.
(d) Guam.

6. What is the obsession that the narrator describes taking over him in Chapter 44?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Playing video games.
(c) Walking.
(d) Bike-riding.

7. What is the name of the school counselor that meets with Caden in Chapter 43?
(a) Ms. Ross.
(b) Ms. Poirot.
(c) Ms. Anderson.
(d) Ms. Sassel.

8. How does the narrator describe his spinning emotions in Chapter 5?
(a) Like leaping from a plane.
(b) Like swimming in the ocean.
(c) Like wandering a dark tunnel.
(d) Like laying in an alley.

9. In what grade was Caden when he describes the mentally ill kid that banged his head in Chapter 58?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) First grade.

10. From where does the doctor have a PhD, according to the narrator in Chapter 64?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) American Univerity.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Brown University.

11. What is the title of Chapter 66, when the narrator stands in a hallway?
(a) "Hindsight at My Feet."
(b) "Your Terrifying Awesomeness."
(c) "Behind Her Back."
(d) "The Darkness Beyond."

12. Where does Caden describe staying at a hotel with his family during a trip to New York in Chapter 27?
(a) Astoria, Queens.
(b) Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
(c) Jamaica, Queens.
(d) Flushing, Queens.

13. Who first explores the Marianas Trench?
(a) Jacques Piccard and Lieutenant Don Walsh.
(b) Mark Edwards and Eddie Pickman.
(c) Adrian Rickman and Major Tom Evans.
(d) Elizabeth Cole and Lieutenant Donald Davies.

14. In what class is Caden taking a test in Chapter 39?
(a) Math.
(b) English.
(c) Science.
(d) History.

15. From what class does Caden derive a metaphor for "what happens when your universe begins to get off balance" in Chapter 18?
(a) An English class.
(b) A ceramics class.
(c) A biology class.
(d) A math class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 1?

2. What is the narrator's response to his question in Chapter 65, "What do I see when I close my eyes?"

3. What is the deepest place in the Marianas Trench called?

4. What magazines does the narrator describe his parents leafing through in the waiting room in Chapter 64?

5. What object does Caden describe at the mall in Chapter 7?

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