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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 Ana realize is the true mission of those attacking their boat in this first section?

2. As the students come to grips with the loss of their school and all its inhabitants, what is Ana doing?

3. Who are considered the best in the freshmen houses?

4. What is the name of the bottlenose dolphin Ana and her brother feed?

5. Why does the destruction of HP initially not look like a natural disaster, such as a landslide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is learned in Chapter Thirteen about the significance of the names Arronax, Land, Harding, and Pencroft?

2. Where does the paperweight-like object tell Ana they should go? What is the problem with this?

3. How does Ana describe her roommates in the beginning of the book?

4. What is the paperweight-like object in the captain's room?

5. What do Dr. Hewitt's drones discover about HP?

6. How is Ana saved from her Land Institute captor in the first section of the book?

7. What happens during the attack on the students aboard the Varuna in the first section of the book?

8. What makes the Nautilus dangerous?

9. Why are Gem and Nelinha uncomfortable around each other?

10. How do the students react as they watch their school and the edge of the Pacific coast crumble into the ocean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are themes of Daughter of the Deep? How are these themes developed? Why might Riordan have chosen to include these themes? How can the reader relate to these themes? How do these themes impact the characters, plot, and other details of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Daughter of the Deep ends with Ana praying for her brother and the future. How is her faith tradition shown throughout the novel? How might this help her deal with the struggles she encounters? Why might Riordan have chosen to make her of a particular faith, unlike the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

What literary devices are used in Daughter of the Deep? How are they used throughout the story? What is the purpose of these devices? How are the plot and characters both impacted and enhanced by the use of these devices? How might Riordan have gone about including these devices? Does it seem like they were all on purpose or came about in a more organic way, as the story came to life in Riordan's imagination? Explain.

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