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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. Whom does the Captain claim told Melville his story in Chapter 81?

2. What does Caden describe his doctor as always wearing in Chapter 84?

3. What does the doctor tell Caden his job is now in Chapter 84?

4. What is the name of the hospital that Caden is taken to in Chapter 75?

5. From where does the narrator describe his brain escaping in Chapter 116?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Skye relate about Callie in Chapter 101?

2. What information does Hal relate to Caden about his mother in Chapter 120?

3. Where is the worm described by Caden in Chapter 68: "Worm Inside"?

4. What foes are described by the Captain in Chapter 81: "War of the Nemesi"?

5. How does Callie describe her history in the hospital in Chapter 106?

6. What does Calliope solicit Caden to do for her in Chapter 100?

7. What does Hal say about symbols in Chapter 110?

8. How does Caden describe the setting of his dream after he's been left in the hospital in Chapter 78?

9. What is the metaphor that is illustrated through Caden's cleaning the cannon?

10. What does the fish tank at the hospital make Caden question in Chapter 75?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 death of the parrot on the pirate ship. Who kills the parrot? Why? What impact does the parrot's death have on the plot of the story?

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