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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the obsession that the narrator describes taking over him in Chapter 44?
(a) Playing video games.
(b) Walking.
(c) Bike-riding.
(d) Drawing.

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

3. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 2 related?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Second person.

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

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

6. What time does the narrator say it is in Chapter 1?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 4:00 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 6:00 a.m.

7. Who is the narrator's friend that he recalls telling about being outside of himself in Chapter 66?
(a) Max.
(b) Peter.
(c) Terry.
(d) Shelby.

8. What magazines does the narrator describe his parents leafing through in the waiting room in Chapter 64?
(a) The New Yorker and Today.
(b) Psychology Today and FamilyFun.
(c) The New Yorker and FamilyFun.
(d) Cat Fancier and Horses Today.

9. Why does Caden's family go to Las Vegas in Chapter 22?
(a) His house is being treated for termites.
(b) His parents have sold their house.
(c) To visit Caden's grandparents and uncle.
(d) So that his father can interview for a job.

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

11. What is the challenge that the Captain gives to Caden in Chapter 34?
(a) Swabbing the deck.
(b) Diving at the Challenger Deep.
(c) Cleaning the cannon.
(d) Polishing the bowsprit.

12. What is the title of Chapter 34, where the Captain introduces a challenge to Caden?
(a) "Behind Her Back."
(b) "Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum."
(c) "Better for This."
(d) "Forever Down There."

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

14. What does the narrator compare the laughter and thoughts to of the monsters around him in Chapter 3?
(a) Octopus tentacles.
(b) Silver doubloons.
(c) Silk veils.
(d) Poison-tipped darts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Caden describe a kid falling into an abandoned well in Chapter 44?

2. What is Chapter 2's title?

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

4. How old is the protagonist of the novel?

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

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