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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what class does Caden derive a metaphor for "what happens when your universe begins to get off balance" in Chapter 18?
(a) A biology class.
(b) An English class.
(c) A math class.
(d) A ceramics class.

2. What does the narrator describe as his "job on the ship" in Chapter 15?
(a) "The Mast."
(b) "Stabilizer."
(c) "Ballast."
(d) "Master Helmsman."

3. What object does Caden describe at the mall in Chapter 7?
(a) An escalator.
(b) A donation bucket.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) An elevator.

4. How old is Mackenzie about to turn in Chapter 6?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

5. How does the narrator describe his spinning emotions in Chapter 5?
(a) Like laying in an alley.
(b) Like swimming in the ocean.
(c) Like wandering a dark tunnel.
(d) Like leaping from a plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is the girl with blue hair given on the ship in Chapter 40?

2. What does the navigator tell Caden to seek in Chapter 5?

3. What is Caden's dad's profession?

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

5. What is the name of the wooden maiden on the bowsprit of the pirate ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenge does the Captain present to Caden in Chapter 34? Why?

2. How does Caden describe his past on the pirate ship in Chapter 4?

3. Who are the crew members that have been called for the mission in Chapter 35? How are they described?

4. What conversation does Calliope have with Caden in Chapter 42?

5. What advice does Caden's father give him regarding the kid at school whom Caden thinks wants to kill him in Chapter 8?

6. What is Carlyle's position on the ship? What is his relationship to Caden?

7. How does Calliope respond when Caden compares her to the Statue of Liberty in Chapter 48?

8. How does Caden perform on his science exam in Chapter 30? Why?

9. What are Caden and the Captain discussing in Chapter 2?

10. What positions for the mission have been doled out to the inner circle on the pirate ship in Chapter 40?

(see the answer keys)

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