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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. For how long does Caden say he's been designing a computer RPG game with Max and Shelby in Chapter 19?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 months.

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

9. 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) Max.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Jack.
(d) Shelby.

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

11. What color hair is Carlyle described as having in Chapter 16?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blond.

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

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

14. The narrator describes his visit with the therapist in Chapter 64, saying, "How do you trust a therapist when" what?
(a) "Even his secretary can't remember your name."
(b) "Even his windows are a lie."
(c) "There are bars on all the windows."
(d) "Even the plant in his waiting room is a lie."

15. Where does the protagonist describe his dream taking place in Chapter 3?
(a) A dusty library.
(b) A white kitchen.
(c) An old hotel.
(d) A cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The captain says in Chapter 35, "All treasures lost at sea seek" what?

3. From where does the doctor have a PhD, according to the narrator in Chapter 64?

4. Into what material has the ship turned in Chapter 47?

5. Who first explores the Marianas Trench?

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