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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. Where in Las Vegas does Caden take Mackenzie in Chapter 22?

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

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

4. In what grade was Caden when he describes the mentally ill kid that banged his head in Chapter 58?

5. What is the challenge that the Captain gives to Caden in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the White Plastic Kitchen? How is it described in Chapter 10?

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

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

5. What experience does Caden describe when his dad was driving the car on the way to school a few years ago in Chapter 53: "Hindsight at my Feet"?

6. Who are the crew members that have been called for the mission in Chapter 35? How are they described?

7. How does Caden describe his past on the pirate ship in Chapter 4?

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

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

10. How would you describe the narrative style in Chapter 1? Why does the author employ this narrative perspective here?

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

How does Caden describe the experience of his mental illness in the novel? In what ways is Caden's illness glorious to him? In what ways is it tragic? What emotions does Caden experience as he enters into his first "episode"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of the Captain in Challenger Deep. What does the Captain symbolize in the novel? How does the protagonist feel about the Captain? How does the Captain's character drive the plot of the story?

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