View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 66, "Do you know how it feels, to be free from yourself and" what?
(a) "Terrified by it?"
(b) "Flying?"
(c) "Above the sky?"
(d) "Alone on the sea?"

2. Calliope tells Caden in Chapter 56, "It's a curse to see all that might happen but" what?
(a) "Be blind to your own life."
(b) "Not be believed."
(c) "Never know what will."
(d) "Not care."

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

4. What does the parrot demand that Caden do in the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) To read a book.
(b) To call his mother.
(c) To write a poem.
(d) To draw him.

5. How old is the protagonist of the novel?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Marianas Trench first explored?

2. What is the title of Chapter 1?

3. From where does the doctor have a PhD, according to the narrator in Chapter 64?

4. What game does Caden describe playing with his friends at the mall when he was younger in Chapter 12?

5. What does Caden do in Chapter 59?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What game does Caden describe playing with his friends at the mall when he was younger in Chapter 12?

9. What observations does Max make regarding Caden's behavior in Chapter 51?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 854 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample