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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 title of Chapter 65, when the narrator describes seeing what is behind his closed eyes?
(a) "Better for This."
(b) "Behind Her Back."
(c) "The Darkness Beyond."
(d) "Hindsight at My Feet."

2. What does Caden regularly check the news for in Chapter 18?
(a) California earthquakes.
(b) Chinese earthquakes.
(c) Obituaries.
(d) Murders.

3. How deep does the protagonist claim the Marianas Trench to be in Chapter 2?
(a) 3.4 miles deep.
(b) 6.2 miles deep.
(c) 7.4 miles deep.
(d) 6.8 miles deep.

4. When was the Marianas Trench first explored?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1950.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Chapter 3?

3. What is the challenge that the Captain gives to Caden in Chapter 34?

4. From what class does Caden derive a metaphor for "what happens when your universe begins to get off balance" in Chapter 18?

5. What does the Caden describe on the walls of his sister's room in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What advice does the navigator give to Caden regarding his emotions in Chapter 5?

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

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