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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 Chapter Thirty-Seven, Ana gets up early to go for a dive and is concerned about what?

2. When Ana asks the Nautilus to prepare for leaving, and what note does the Nautilus play to get the ship to full power?

3. What does Ana realize as she plays the organ?

4. How is the hidden base revealed to the crew aboard the Varuna?

5. How did Ana’s mother die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ophelia and Luca respond when Ana tells them what has happened to HP?

2. Why must the students be cautious when entering the Nautilus?

3. How does Ana feel when she wakes from the dream about a past Fourth of July?

4. What is decided in Chapter Thirty-Eight regarding the Nautilus?

5. How does Ana describe the Nautilus?

6. What leads Ana to go for a swim in the lagoon in Chapter Thirty?

7. What do the students learn about the food made at Lincoln Base?

8. How does Ana help the Nautilus heal quickily?

9. How do the Dolphins decipher the code sent by Lincoln Base?

10. How does the reader learn that Ophelia is unique in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Ophelia Artemesia and Luca Barsanti are introduced in the third section of Daughter of the Deep. How does Riordan introduce them? What is their role in the novel? What other minor characters play important roles in this novel? How? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Knowledge is power in Daughter of the Deep. How do the underdogs win the day because of their knowledge and skills? How does knowledge, training, and innate ability guide the HP freshman to not only survive but overpower the LI seniors? What lesson can be learned from this? How might the reader apply this to his or her own life?

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