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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. Who among Caden's friends at the lunch table in the cafeteria asks him, "Hey, earth to Caden Bosch--where are you man?" in Chapter 29?

2. What is Chapter 2's title?

3. What title has "the pudgy kid" been given on the ship in Chapter 40?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the setting called "the crow's nest" represent symbolically?

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

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

9. What information does Caden relate about the Marianas Deep in Chapter 35?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Caden's relationship with Callie in the novel. How is Callie represented in Caden's alternate reality? In what ways do Caden and Callie help one another in their recovery? What happens to Callie?

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 the theme of faith in Challenger Deep. What does faith mean to Caden and to the other patients at Seaview? How is Caden's faith challenged by the parrot and the Captain? How does Caden achieve faith?

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