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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 1 related?
(a) Third person passive.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

2. What is the title of Chapter 65, when the narrator describes seeing what is behind his closed eyes?
(a) "Better for This."
(b) "Behind Her Back."
(c) "Hindsight at My Feet."
(d) "The Darkness Beyond."

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

4. What position is the girl with blue hair given on the ship in Chapter 40?
(a) "Swabby."
(b) "Mistress of the Treasury."
(c) "Ballast."
(d) "Stabilizer."

5. The captain says in Chapter 35, "All treasures lost at sea seek" what?
(a) "A way back to the surface."
(b) "One another."
(c) "Freedom from their burdens."
(d) "The world's lowest point."

6. What is the deepest place in the Marianas Trench called?
(a) The Great Crypt.
(b) Nova Challenger.
(c) Marianas Depth.
(d) Challenger Deep.

7. What does the parrot demand that Caden do in the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) To draw him.
(b) To write a poem.
(c) To read a book.
(d) To call his mother.

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

9. What does the girl take from the refrigerator in Chapter 10?
(a) Juice.
(b) Yogurt.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Milk.

10. Into what material has the ship turned in Chapter 47?
(a) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Brass.
(d) Wood.

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

12. How deep does the protagonist claim the Marianas Trench to be in Chapter 2?
(a) 7.4 miles deep.
(b) 6.2 miles deep.
(c) 6.8 miles deep.
(d) 3.4 miles deep.

13. 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.

14. What is the narrator's response to his question in Chapter 65, "What do I see when I close my eyes?"
(a) "I see the sky."
(b) "I see the ocean."
(c) "I see beyond darkness."
(d) "I see flashes of yellow lights."

15. What does Caden regularly check the news for in Chapter 18?
(a) Murders.
(b) Obituaries.
(c) Chinese earthquakes.
(d) California earthquakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first explores the Marianas Trench?

2. What was the name of the submersible that was used to explore the Marianas Trench for the first time?

3. How does the narrator describe time moving on the pirate ship in Chapter 4?

4. What is the obsession that the narrator describes taking over him in Chapter 44?

5. What does Caden say the name of the wooden maiden on the bowsprit means in Chapter 42?

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