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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 is the first statement on the parrot's questionnaire in Chapter 21?
(a) "Energy drinks allow me to fly."
(b) "I sometimes worry that the ship might sink."
(c) "I am God, and God does not fill out questionnaires."
(d) "My fellow crewmen are hiding biological weapons."

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

3. Into what material has the ship turned in Chapter 47?
(a) Wood.
(b) Gold.
(c) Brass.
(d) Copper.

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

5. What time does the narrator say it is in Chapter 1?
(a) 4:00 a.m.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 5:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the submersible that was used to explore the Marianas Trench for the first time?

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

3. How does the narrator describe his spinning emotions in Chapter 5?

4. What is the title of Chapter 66, when the narrator stands in a hallway?

5. What does Caden say the name of the wooden maiden on the bowsprit means in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Ms. Sassel and why does she speak with Caden in Chapter 43?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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