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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. Who are considered the best in the freshmen houses?

3. What does Hewitt tell Ana her parents had discovered?

4. Which house finishes up adding Dr. Hewitt’s alt-tech modifications to the ship?

5. Of which house is Gemini Twain the prefect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes the Nautilus dangerous?

2. What happens to Dr. Hewitt by the end of this section (Chapters 11-22)? Why?

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

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

5. What does Ana think about Dr. Hewitt in the first section of the book?

6. How does Land Institute attempt to take Ana hostage?

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

8. Why does Dev give Ana a black pearl necklace?

9. What do the students learn is in the boxes on the Varuna?

10. How does Ana communicate with the other members of Dolphin House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The plot of Daughter of the Deep is exciting and fast-paced. How does this affect the reader? Why? Why might Riordan have chosen to create the plot in this way? How different would this book be if it had been a bit slower or spent more time developing certain characters or aspects of the setting? Do you believe Riordan made a good choice in keeping some details short and sweet for the sake of keeping up the pace of the action? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Riordan was inspired by Jules Verne's novels when he decided to write Daughter of the Deep. Why might Verne's novels have had such an impact on him? What is learned about these novels through the eyes of Ana? What does this reveal about the attitude of various readers to Verne's work? What does Daughter of the Deep reveal about the significance of literature throughout time and its impact on present-day literature and culture?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in Daughter of the Deep are each unique, with their own skills, personalities, and challenges. Choose one of the characters to analyze and answer the following questions: Which character did you choose? How does Riordan develop this character over the course of the novel? What is unique about him or her? How is he or she both unique and also very much like a normal person? What aspects about this character show that this is a new novel with sensitivities regarding personalities, conditions, disabilities that may not have been considered in older works of literature? How does this impact the reader?

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