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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. Where does the protagonist describe his dream taking place in Chapter 3?
(a) An old hotel.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A white kitchen.
(d) A dusty library.

2. What does the girl take from the refrigerator in Chapter 10?
(a) Milk.
(b) Yogurt.
(c) Juice.
(d) Eggs.

3. What is the challenge that the Captain gives to Caden in Chapter 34?
(a) Swabbing the deck.
(b) Polishing the bowsprit.
(c) Diving at the Challenger Deep.
(d) Cleaning the cannon.

4. The Marianas Trench is located southwest of what island?
(a) Bora Bora.
(b) Guam.
(c) Bali.
(d) Kaui.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Marianas Trench first explored?

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

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

4. What does Caden do in Chapter 59?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the setting called "the crow's nest" represent symbolically?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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