View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug does Dr. Poirot prescribe for Caden in Chapter 114?

2. Hal tells his mother in Chapter 102, "Our thoughts are only" what?

3. The Captain tells Caden in Chapter 73, "The trials I put you through are to" do what?

4. With whom does the Captain describe Captain Ahab battling in Chapter 81?

5. What "honors" does the Captain say he will let Caden have in Chapter 73?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Caden describe his state of mind as his parents drive him to the hospital in Chapter 75?

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

5. How does Caden describe the manufacturing of medication in Chapter 115?

6. What conspiracy does the Captain pull Caden into in Chapter 73?

7. Where does Carlyle tell Caden he can find the key to free Calliope's legs in Chapter 107?

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

9. What artists does Caden describe along with their madness in Chapter 113?

10. How is Hal's mother described in Chapter 102?

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

Compare and contrast the settings of the pirate ship and the setting of Seaview Memorial Hospital in the novel. How are these settings similar? How are they different? What correlations exist between these two settings?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 958 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample