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

2. What does the narrator compare the laughter and thoughts to of the monsters around him in Chapter 3?

3. What does the parrot demand that Caden do in the beginning of Chapter 25?

4. The narrator describes his visit with the therapist in Chapter 64, saying, "How do you trust a therapist when" what?

5. Where does the protagonist describe his dream taking place in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are Caden and the Captain discussing in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the theme of stigmas, stereotypes, and assumptions about mental illness and the treatment of mental illness in the novel. How does the author explore different cultural and historical views of mental illness? How did these views differ? How does the novel serve to confront stigmas?

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