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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What game does Caden describe playing with his friends at the mall when he was younger in Chapter 12?
(a) "Psycho Shopping Spree."
(b) Checkers.
(c) Chess.
(d) "Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum."

6. 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 ocean."
(b) "I see beyond darkness."
(c) "I see the sky."
(d) "I see flashes of yellow lights."

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

8. What does Caden describe infesting the ship in Chapter 55?
(a) Sea-slugs.
(b) Bats.
(c) Free-range brains.
(d) Cockroaches.

9. What light on the dashboard of cars does the narrator discuss in Chapter 61?
(a) The "Low Fuel" light.
(b) The "Check Engine" light.
(c) The "Oil Gauge" light.
(d) The "Taxometer" light.

10. What does the navigator declare Caden to be in Chapter 5?
(a) The compass.
(b) The bow.
(c) The mast.
(d) The rudder.

11. What does the narrator describe needing to help his sister with in Chapter 4?
(a) English.
(b) History.
(c) Geography.
(d) Math.

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

13. What has replaced "I" for the narrator in Chapter 66?
(a) "You."
(b) "She."
(c) "We."
(d) "He."

14. What does the parrot tell Caden to do if the ship speaks to him in Chapter 9?
(a) "Tell it to the Captain."
(b) "Go and tell your parents."
(c) "Write down everything it says."
(d) "Draw it in pictures."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the protagonist describe his dream taking place in Chapter 3?

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

3. What is the title of Chapter 1?

4. What kind of spiders does Caden describe living in his garage in Chapter 50?

5. Calliope tells Caden in Chapter 56, "It's a curse to see all that might happen but" what?

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