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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title has "the pudgy kid" been given on the ship in Chapter 40?
(a) "Stabilizer."
(b) "Ballast."
(c) "Swabby."
(d) "Lore-Master."

2. What kind of spiders does Caden describe living in his garage in Chapter 50?
(a) Daddy long-legs spiders.
(b) Brown recluse spiders.
(c) Green garden spiders.
(d) Black widow spiders.

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

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

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

6. What does Caden describe holding "the remains of my life" in Chapter 60?
(a) "A bag of clothing."
(b) "The mystery ashtray."
(c) "An old suitcase."
(d) "A silver urn."

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

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

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

10. What position on the ship does Carlyle hold?
(a) "Master Helmsman."
(b) "Ballast."
(c) "Stabilizer."
(d) "Swabby."

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

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

13. Where does Caden describe a kid falling into an abandoned well in Chapter 44?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Texas.

14. What is Caden's dad's profession?
(a) He is a policeman.
(b) He is an accountant.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a shoe salesman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caden do in Chapter 59?

2. What does Caden describe infesting the ship in Chapter 55?

3. What is Chapter 2's title?

4. What does the narrator compare the laughter and thoughts to of the monsters around him in Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the wooden maiden on the bowsprit of the pirate ship?

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