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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. How does the narrator describe time moving on the pirate ship in Chapter 4?
(a) Sideways.
(b) Bacwards.
(c) Forward.
(d) Upward.

2. Where does Caden describe staying at a hotel with his family during a trip to New York in Chapter 27?
(a) Astoria, Queens.
(b) Jamaica, Queens.
(c) Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
(d) Flushing, Queens.

3. What was the name of the submersible that was used to explore the Marianas Trench for the first time?
(a) The Trieste.
(b) The Marianas.
(c) The Challenger.
(d) The Trinity.

4. What is Chapter 2's title?
(a) "Better for This."
(b) "Behind Her Back."
(c) "Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum."
(d) "Forever Down There."

5. For how long does Caden say he's been designing a computer RPG game with Max and Shelby in Chapter 19?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the parrot tell Caden to do if the ship speaks to him in Chapter 9?

2. When was the Marianas Trench first explored?

3. What light on the dashboard of cars does the narrator discuss in Chapter 61?

4. What is the obsession that the narrator describes taking over him in Chapter 44?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the narrative style in Chapter 1? Why does the author employ this narrative perspective here?

2. What metaphor does the narrator make in describing the donation bucket at the mall in Chapter 7?

3. What behavior of Caden's causes Mackenzie to lose her temper in Chapter 44?

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

5. How does Caden describe his job on the ship in Chapter 15? What is the job that most of the crew has?

6. What experience does Caden describe when his dad was driving the car on the way to school a few years ago in Chapter 53: "Hindsight at my Feet"?

7. What information does Caden relate about the Marianas Deep in Chapter 35?

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

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

10. How does Caden describe the transformation of the pirate ship in Chapter 47?

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