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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. Who is the artist of David that the narrator alludes to in Chapter 113?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Vincent van Gogh.
(d) Hieronymous Bosch.

2. Who is the nurse that calls the "orderly with the scary tattoos" to escort Caden away in Chapter 119?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Marie.
(d) Sarah.

3. Why does the girl with the blue hair say that Callie looks out the window in Chapter 101?
(a) "She thinks that the world is melting and she is stopping it with her mind."
(b) "She thinks that she is willing the sun to rise."
(c) "She thinks that if she leaves the window her parents will leave her here."
(d) "She thinks the outside world goes away when she's not looking."

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

5. What game does the narrator describe Hal's mother playing with him in Chapter 120?
(a) Sorry!
(b) Checkers.
(c) Shoots and Ladders.
(d) Chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 122, "If you think about it, the public perception of funky brain chemistry has been as varied and weird as the symptoms, historically speaking. If I had been born a Native American in another time, I might have been lauded as" what?

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

3. Chapter 85 is titled "All Meat Must Be" what?

4. Where does Hal say his mother is moving in Chapter 120?

5. With whom does the Captain describe Captain Ahab battling in Chapter 81?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Caden describe the manufacturing of medication in Chapter 115?

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

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

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

5. Where is the worm described by Caden in Chapter 68: "Worm Inside"?

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

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

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

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

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

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