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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 67-99.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Calliope tells Caden in Chapter 56, "It's a curse to see all that might happen but" what?
(a) "Never know what will."
(b) "Not be believed."
(c) "Be blind to your own life."
(d) "Not care."

2. What does the narrator describe as his "job on the ship" in Chapter 15?
(a) "Stabilizer."
(b) "Master Helmsman."
(c) "The Mast."
(d) "Ballast."

3. What is Caden ordered to clean in Chapter 82?
(a) The deck.
(b) The rudder.
(c) The cannon.
(d) The captain's quarters.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 83, "Your parents come once a day during visiting hour, like a pair of" what?
(a) "Sea-horses."
(b) "Ghost that see through you."
(c) "Zombies."
(d) "Clockwork robots."

5. What does Caden do in Chapter 59?
(a) He calls the police on his parents.
(b) He jumps into the river.
(c) He goes into the hospital.
(d) He ditches school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the Captain claim told Melville his story in Chapter 81?

2. What does Caden regularly check the news for in Chapter 18?

3. What is the name of the "mysterious submarine" that the Captain describes in his story in Chapter 81?

4. What does the parrot demand that Caden do in the beginning of Chapter 25?

5. How does the Captain describe the white whale in his story in Chapter 81?

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