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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 is the first statement on the parrot's questionnaire in Chapter 21?

2. What position on the ship does Carlyle hold?

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

4. The captain says in Chapter 35, "All treasures lost at sea seek" what?

5. How does the narrator describe his spinning emotions in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of Challenger Deep. From what narrative perspective is the majority of the novel related? What are exceptions to this norm? What do the exceptions signify? How would the story differ if related from a different point of view?

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