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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of the submersible that was used to explore the Marianas Trench for the first time?
(a) The Marianas.
(b) The Trinity.
(c) The Challenger.
(d) The Trieste.

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

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

6. The narrator says in Chapter 66, "Do you know how it feels, to be free from yourself and" what?
(a) "Above the sky?"
(b) "Terrified by it?"
(c) "Alone on the sea?"
(d) "Flying?"

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

8. How old is the protagonist of the novel?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

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

10. What is the title of Chapter 53, which describes the rear-view mirror missing in Caden's father's car?
(a) "Hindsight at My Feet."
(b) "Behind Her Back."
(c) "Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum."
(d) "Forever Down There."

11. What word from the title of Chapter 38 refers to is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal?
(a) Promontory.
(b) Magnum.
(c) Probiscis.
(d) Proscenium.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has replaced "I" for the narrator in Chapter 66?

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

3. Where does Caden describe staying at a hotel with his family during a trip to New York in Chapter 27?

4. Why does Caden's family go to Las Vegas in Chapter 22?

5. When was the Marianas Trench first explored?

(see the answer keys)

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