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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. What is the title of Chapter 53, which describes the rear-view mirror missing in Caden's father's car?

2. For how long does Caden say he's been designing a computer RPG game with Max and Shelby in Chapter 19?

3. What kind of spiders does Caden describe living in his garage in Chapter 50?

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

5. From what class does Caden derive a metaphor for "what happens when your universe begins to get off balance" in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of drawings and artwork in the novel. How do Caden's drawings reflect his inner thoughts and emotions? How do the drawings begin to transform in the course of the story? What does this transformation signify?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss examples of literary, mythological, and historical allusion in the novel. How do these allusions relate to the themes in Challenger Deep? How do the characters relate to these allusions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Caden's relationship with Carlyle in the novel. Why do you think that Carlyle is one of the few characters who remains the same in Caden's reality and in his alternate reality? What advice does Carlyle give to Caden? What happens to Carlyle?

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