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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. Where is the HP campus located?

2. Where will the map on the table in the cabin’s quarters guide the crew of the Varuna?

3. When Ana first reads Dr. Hewitt’s lips, what does she catch him saying?

4. What does Ester think killed Ana’s parents?

5. What project did Hewitt work on during his time at LI?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ana notice right before the school crumbles into the ocean?

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

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

5. What makes Ana the most important person in the world?

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

7. What makes the Nautilus dangerous?

8. What does Tia discover from HP's intranet?

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

10. What do Land and Arronax think of Nemo, and what does this lead them to do?

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

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 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?

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