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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hal claims in Chapter 110 that swastikas are symbols to the Indians that mean what?
(a) "Music."
(b) "Mutiny."
(c) "Femininity."
(d) "It is good."

2. The parrot tells Caden in Chapter 116 that he can give him "a gift of unlimited" what?
(a) "Horizons."
(b) "Wisdom."
(c) "Solitude."
(d) "Treasure."

3. Dr. Poirot tells Caden in Chapter 105 that his construct of the world can be very seductive, but he says the price of it is what?
(a) Relational.
(b) Severe.
(c) Reflective.
(d) Cheap.

4. How many times does Callie say she's had "episodes" in Chapter 106?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. What does Hal say his mother's profession is in Chapter 102?
(a) "She's a collector."
(b) "She's a dentist."
(c) "She's a teacher."
(d) "She's a banker."

6. What is the name of the hospital that Caden is taken to in Chapter 75?
(a) Bellevue Hospital.
(b) Seaview Memorial Hospital.
(c) Ravencrest Hospital.
(d) Crestview Memorial Hospital.

7. With whom does the Captain describe Captain Ahab battling in Chapter 81?
(a) Captain Nemo.
(b) Captain Donnelly.
(c) Captain Nero.
(d) Captain Crunch.

8. Who is described in Chapter 112 as "the girl with bandages on her throat"?
(a) Skye.
(b) Callie.
(c) Marie.
(d) Alexa.

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

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

11. What does Caden compare his arm to in Chapter 85?
(a) A worm in the sea.
(b) A parrot on a pirate's shoulder.
(c) A whale in a lagoon.
(d) A trout in a boat.

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

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

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

15. When does the crow's nest operate, according to the narrator in Chapter 109?
(a) 6 hours a day.
(b) 24 hours a day.
(c) 12 hours a day.
(d) 8 hours a day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does the narrator describe Hal's mother playing with him in Chapter 120?

2. What is the title of Chapter 78, where the narrator describes his dream in the hospital?

3. What Shakespearean play is alluded to in the title of Chapter Chapter 115, "Double, double, Toil and Trouble, Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble"?

4. What does the Captain describe as the huge, scaled creature and "a very formidable adversary" in Chapter 118?

5. What is being "put to the test" in Chapter 69?

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