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

2. The Marianas Trench is located southwest of what island?

3. What magazines does the narrator describe his parents leafing through in the waiting room in Chapter 64?

4. How old is Mackenzie about to turn in Chapter 6?

5. What is the title of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 mission that the Captain proclaims at Challenger Deep. What is the symbolic significance of this mission? Who undertakes the mission? What is the outcome of the mission?

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