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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 the dragonfly-like drone do to guide the Varuna into the base’s port?

2. What happens when Meadow Newman thinks it is funny that the Nautilus is being compared to a wild animal?

3. Why does Ana feels sorry for the sub?

4. In what language does Ana communicate with Jupiter?

5. To what does Ester compare the Nautilus’ self-preservation mode?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the Nautilus survived for so long?

2. What problems occur right away as the Nautilus takes off?

3. What does Ana realize about her pearl necklace? What does she do about this?

4. Why does Ester not necessarily consider Dev a bad person?

5. What do Ophelia and Luca think about the leaking of Nemo's inventions to the outside world?

6. What does Gem share about his private life with Ana?

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

8. How can Lincoln Base be described?

9. How does Ana help the Nautilus heal quickily?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Riordan keeps the reader on the edge of his or her seat throughout much of Daughter of the Deep. How does he go about doing this? In what ways does he keep the reader invested in the story and characters? How does Riordan keep the reader guessing and excited about the next chapter?

Essay Topic 2

There are several non-human characters in Daughter of the Deep. What is the role of each of them? Why might Riordan have chosen to include them? What does this reveal about animal and human kind? What might it also say about AI? How do these characters influence the plot? How do they affect other characters in the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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