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

2. What color hair does the girl with the puzzle have at the hospital?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

3. Chapter 85 is titled "All Meat Must Be" what?
(a) "Tenderized."
(b) "Grilled."
(c) "Eaten."
(d) "Killed."

4. What word used by the Captain in Chapter 81 means to explain?
(a) Cultivate.
(b) Eradicate.
(c) Magistrate.
(d) Elucidate.

5. What does "Fo'c'sle" refer to in Chapter 107?
(a) A poodle.
(b) Forecastle.
(c) A snake.
(d) A forward roll.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe saying to a woman carrying a bag out of the supermarket in Chapter 68?

2. What is the name of the cult that the narrator alludes to having worn Nikes when committing mass suicide in Chapter 103?

3. What is being "put to the test" in Chapter 69?

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

5. Where does the narrator describe a socialite drowning in Chapter 108?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Carlyle tell Caden he can find the key to free Calliope's legs in Chapter 107?

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

3. What happens when Caden's diving bell is tested in Chapter 69?

4. What phrase does Caden describe his father repeating and annoying him in Chapter 103? Why does it annoy Caden?

5. How does Caden describe the setting of his dream after he's been left in the hospital in Chapter 78?

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

7. What conspiracy does the Captain pull Caden into in Chapter 73?

8. How does Caden describe his state of mind as his parents drive him to the hospital in Chapter 75?

9. How does Callie describe her history in the hospital in Chapter 106?

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

(see the answer keys)

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