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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 does Caden say he is listening for when Mackenzie returns home from school in Chapter 13?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Termites.
(c) Rats.
(d) Mice.

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

3. What does the Caden describe on the walls of his sister's room in Chapter 6?
(a) Cats.
(b) Unicorns.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Ponies.

4. Where does Caden describe staying at a hotel with his family during a trip to New York in Chapter 27?
(a) Jamaica, Queens.
(b) Flushing, Queens.
(c) Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
(d) Astoria, Queens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who among Caden's friends at the lunch table in the cafeteria asks him, "Hey, earth to Caden Bosch--where are you man?" in Chapter 29?

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

3. What color hair is Carlyle described as having in Chapter 16?

4. Where in Las Vegas does Caden take Mackenzie in Chapter 22?

5. What does the narrator describe as his "job on the ship" in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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