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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator describe saying to a woman carrying a bag out of the supermarket in Chapter 68?
(a) "Look at the pirate ship on the distant horizon!"
(b) "Can I help you carry your groceries, ma'am?"
(c) "I am looking for a phone to call my mother."
(d) "There's a worm in your heart, but you can cast it out."

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

5. What is Caden ordered to clean on the pirate ship in Chapter 67?
(a) The rudder.
(b) The deck.
(c) The cannon.
(d) The tiller.

6. What is the name of the cult that the narrator alludes to having worn Nikes when committing mass suicide in Chapter 103?
(a) The Peoples Temple.
(b) The Rainbow Family.
(c) The Samson Cult.
(d) The Manson Family.

7. 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.

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

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

10. Into what business does the narrator storm, saying, "The worm. The worm. It knows what I know, and it wants to kill me," in Chapter 68?
(a) A travel agency.
(b) A bank.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) A candy store.

11. 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?
(a) "Medicine man."
(b) "A hero."
(c) "A great warrior."
(d) "A sacrificer."

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

13. What does the Captain describe as the huge, scaled creature and "a very formidable adversary" in Chapter 118?
(a) "The Ballast-Grinder."
(b) "The crestmare."
(c) "The Abyssmal Serpent."
(d) "The Nemesi."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug does Dr. Poirot prescribe for Caden in Chapter 114?

2. What is the navigator's name?

3. Chapter 103 is titled "Magic Mantras and Latex" what?

4. To whom does the narrator compare the Captain in Chapter 118?

5. What does the parrot tell Caden he needs to depend on him for in Chapter 71?

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