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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. In what language does Ana speak to the other Dolphins?

2. What is meant to be the training vessel for this freshmen class?

3. Whose DNA can the DNA reader read?

4. How many freshmen are headed into the trials over the weekend?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ana notice is different about Socrates, the day she and Dev dive into the ocean to feed him?

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

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

5. What information does Caleb South give to the HP crew aboard the Varuna?

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

7. How does Ana feel about speaking to the crew?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

There are many connections between Daughter of the Deep and Verne's novels, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island. Why might Riordan have chosen these two novels out of all the novels that Verne wrote? How does Daughter of the Deep honor Verne and his novels? How might Daughter of the Deep encourage modern readers to be curious about Verne and his works?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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