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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) "The Darkness Beyond."
(d) "Hindsight at My Feet."

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

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

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

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

7. How does the narrator describe time moving on the pirate ship in Chapter 4?
(a) Forward.
(b) Bacwards.
(c) Upward.
(d) Sideways.

8. What does the Caden describe on the walls of his sister's room in Chapter 6?
(a) Unicorns.
(b) Ponies.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Cats.

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

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

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

12. Who among Caden's friends at the lunch table in the cafeteria asks him, "Hey, earth to Caden Bosch--where are you man?" in Chapter 29?
(a) Shelby.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Max.
(d) Jack.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caden say he is listening for when Mackenzie returns home from school in Chapter 13?

2. What position on the ship does Carlyle hold?

3. What does the parrot demand that Caden do in the beginning of Chapter 25?

4. How does the narrator describe his spinning emotions in Chapter 5?

5. The Marianas Trench is located southwest of what island?

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