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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Marianas Trench first explored?

2. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 1 related?

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 position on the ship does Carlyle hold?

5. What word from the title of Chapter 38 refers to is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Calliope respond when Caden compares her to the Statue of Liberty in Chapter 48?

2. What advice does Caden's father give him regarding the kid at school whom Caden thinks wants to kill him in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

6. What positions for the mission have been doled out to the inner circle on the pirate ship in Chapter 40?

7. What metaphor does the narrator make in describing the donation bucket at the mall in Chapter 7?

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

9. What advice does the navigator give to Caden regarding his emotions in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the settings of the pirate ship and the setting of Seaview Memorial Hospital in the novel. How are these settings similar? How are they different? What correlations exist between these two settings?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Challenger Deep. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax occur? What is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different medications that Caden is prescribed at the hospital. What are the names of the drugs and what are they used to treat? How does Caden respond to the medications? How does he describe the experience of being on meds?

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