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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. What kind of spiders does Caden describe living in his garage in Chapter 50?
(a) Black widow spiders.
(b) Brown recluse spiders.
(c) Daddy long-legs spiders.
(d) Green garden spiders.

2. What is the name of the school counselor that meets with Caden in Chapter 43?
(a) Ms. Anderson.
(b) Ms. Sassel.
(c) Ms. Ross.
(d) Ms. Poirot.

3. What title has "the pudgy kid" been given on the ship in Chapter 40?
(a) "Swabby."
(b) "Ballast."
(c) "Stabilizer."
(d) "Lore-Master."

4. The narrator describes his visit with the therapist in Chapter 64, saying, "How do you trust a therapist when" what?
(a) "Even his windows are a lie."
(b) "Even his secretary can't remember your name."
(c) "There are bars on all the windows."
(d) "Even the plant in his waiting room is a lie."

5. In what grade was Caden when he describes the mentally ill kid that banged his head in Chapter 58?
(a) Fourth grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) First grade.
(d) Second grade.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what class is Caden taking a test in Chapter 39?

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

4. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 1 related?

5. What is the title of Chapter 65, when the narrator describes seeing what is behind his closed eyes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the White Plastic Kitchen? How is it described in Chapter 10?

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

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

7. How is the narrative in Chapter 2 related? From what perspective is the majority of the story told? Why?

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

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

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

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