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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the nurse that calls the "orderly with the scary tattoos" to escort Caden away in Chapter 119?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Marie.

2. Who is the creator of the show The Twilight Zone that is alluded to in Chapter 79?
(a) Peter Jackson.
(b) Rod Serling.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Andrew Willeth.

3. What does the white whale battle against in the Captain's story in Chapter 81?
(a) A great white shark.
(b) A giant squid.
(c) A giant sea-horse.
(d) A giant sea-slug.

4. What does Caden describe seeing "in the eyes of the world"?
(a) "Clones."
(b) "Doctors."
(c) "Demons."
(d) "Ghosts."

5. What Founding Father does Caden describe as "totally judgmental with that perpetual smirk" in Chapter 74?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

6. What "honors" does the Captain say he will let Caden have in Chapter 73?
(a) "The honors of killing the parrot."
(b) "The honors of the crown."
(c) "The honors of steering the ship."
(d) "The honors of diving to Challenger Deep."

7. What has Callie left in Caden's room in the morning in Chapter 111?
(a) A watch.
(b) A slipper.
(c) A candle.
(d) A barette.

8. The Captain tells Caden in Chapter 73, "The trials I put you through are to" do what?
(a) "Prepare you for victory."
(b) "Test your will."
(c) "Prepare you for greatness."
(d) "Burn away the chaff."

9. From where does the narrator describe his brain escaping in Chapter 116?
(a) His right ear.
(b) His left nostril.
(c) His left ear.
(d) His mouth.

10. How does the Captain describe the white whale in his story in Chapter 81?
(a) "All chaos and disorder."
(b) "All anarchy and confusion."
(c) "All sense and seemliness."
(d) "All love and reason."

11. What does Caden describe his doctor as always wearing in Chapter 84?
(a) White lab coats.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) Black ties.
(d) Hawaiian shirts.

12. Chapter 82 is titled "Deep in the Throat of" what?
(a) "The Sun."
(b) "Doom."
(c) "The Earth."
(d) "The Captain."

13. What is the setting of Caden's dream in Chapter 78?
(a) A beach.
(b) A mountaintop.
(c) A castle.
(d) A cemetery.

14. Where does the narrator describe a socialite drowning in Chapter 108?
(a) A jacuzzi.
(b) A lake.
(c) A swimming pool.
(d) An elevator.

15. What does Calliope say she has been concentrating on in the beginning of Chapter 100?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her hands.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator in his dream in Chapter 85?

2. The narrator says in Chapter 83, "Your parents come once a day during visiting hour, like a pair of" what?

3. What phrase does Caden describe his father repeating every time he visits in Chapter 103?

4. Hal tells his mother in Chapter 102, "Our thoughts are only" what?

5. What is the name of the "mysterious submarine" that the Captain describes in his story in Chapter 81?

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