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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Captain call his parrot in Chapter 73?
(a) "Glorious sun-bird."
(b) "My steerage."
(c) "Mutinous fowl."
(d) "My best friend."

2. Where does Carlyle say the key is hidden in Chapter 107?
(a) Under the treasures at the bottom of the Challenger Deep.
(b) Behind the peach pit in the socket of the Captain's dead eye.
(c) Next to the Marianas Trench.
(d) Behind the left hand on Calliope's mast.

3. What word used by the Captain in Chapter 81 means to explain?
(a) Elucidate.
(b) Magistrate.
(c) Eradicate.
(d) Cultivate.

4. What does Caden describe carrying in his pocket in Chapter 106?
(a) A puzzle piece.
(b) A chocolate doubloon.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A gold ring.

5. The narrator says in Chapter 111, "It occurs to me that the most meaningful symbols of all must be based on" what?
(a) "All love and reason."
(b) "The different ways two people can embrace."
(c) "The things that we dream when we are happy."
(d) "All anarchy and confusion."

6. What is the title of Chapter 78, where the narrator describes his dream in the hospital?
(a) "Your Terrifying Awesomeness."
(b) "Hindsight at My Feet."
(c) "Realm of the Forgiving Sun."
(d) "Behind Her Back."

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

8. What does the doctor tell Caden his job is now in Chapter 84?
(a) To listen.
(b) To talk.
(c) To write.
(d) To rest.

9. Whom does the Captain claim told Melville his story in Chapter 81?
(a) Ishmael.
(b) Clugman.
(c) Belvedere.
(d) Anderson.

10. What is the name of the girl with the blue hair at the hospital?
(a) Marie.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Callie.
(d) Skye.

11. How does the narrator describe Hal's mother's appearance in Chapter 102?
(a) Repulsive.
(b) Unattractive.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Elderly.

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

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

14. What does "Fo'c'sle" refer to in Chapter 107?
(a) A forward roll.
(b) A poodle.
(c) A snake.
(d) Forecastle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Caden ordered to clean in Chapter 82?

2. Where does Hal say his mother is moving in Chapter 120?

3. The narrator says in Chapter 122, "If you think about it, the public perception of funky brain chemistry has been as varied and weird as the symptoms, historically speaking. If I had been born a Native American in another time, I might have been lauded as" what?

4. Chapter 85 is titled "All Meat Must Be" what?

5. What does the white whale battle against in the Captain's story in Chapter 81?

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