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

2. Where does Caden describe a kid falling into an abandoned well in Chapter 44?

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

4. What does the Caden describe on the walls of his sister's room in Chapter 6?

5. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 1 related?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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"?

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

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

10. How is the narrative in Chapter 2 related? From what perspective is the majority of the story told? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of tragedy in mental illness in Challenger Deep. What tragedies appear in the novel? How are these tragedies directly or indirectly connected to mental illness? What symbolism supports this theme?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different medications that Caden is prescribed at the hospital. What are the names of the drugs and what are they used to treat? How does Caden respond to the medications? How does he describe the experience of being on meds?

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