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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. The narrator says in Chapter 83, "Your parents come once a day during visiting hour, like a pair of" what?
(a) "Clockwork robots."
(b) "Sea-horses."
(c) "Ghost that see through you."
(d) "Zombies."

2. What drug does Dr. Poirot prescribe for Caden in Chapter 114?
(a) Risperdal.
(b) Apadol.
(c) Anaquil.
(d) Prozac.

3. What does the Captain describe as the huge, scaled creature and "a very formidable adversary" in Chapter 118?
(a) "The Abyssmal Serpent."
(b) "The Nemesi."
(c) "The Ballast-Grinder."
(d) "The crestmare."

4. What is the name of the female bartender at the crow's nest in Chapter 109?
(a) Callie.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Donna.
(d) Marie.

5. What is the title of Chapter 78, where the narrator describes his dream in the hospital?
(a) "Behind Her Back."
(b) "Hindsight at My Feet."
(c) "Your Terrifying Awesomeness."
(d) "Realm of the Forgiving Sun."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Captain describe the white whale in his story in Chapter 81?

2. What artist is alluded to in Chapter 100: "Garden of Unearthly Delights"?

3. What does Calliope say she has been concentrating on in the beginning of Chapter 100?

4. What Founding Father does Caden describe as "totally judgmental with that perpetual smirk" in Chapter 74?

5. Hal claims in Chapter 110 that swastikas are symbols to the Indians that mean what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Caden describe his inner conflicts regarding the parrot and the Captain in Chapter 76?

2. How have Caden's perceptions of his parents changed in Chapter 72?

3. What is the metaphor that is illustrated through Caden's cleaning the cannon?

4. How is Hal's mother described in Chapter 102?

5. What does Caden remark about the faces on dollar bills in Chapter 74?

6. What does the Parrot solicit Caden to do in Chapter 71?

7. What does Hal say about symbols in Chapter 110?

8. What does Calliope solicit Caden to do for her in Chapter 100?

9. What information does Hal relate to Caden about his mother in Chapter 120?

10. What artists does Caden describe along with their madness in Chapter 113?

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