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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Calliope tells Caden in Chapter 56, "It's a curse to see all that might happen but" what?
(a) "Not be believed."
(b) "Not care."
(c) "Be blind to your own life."
(d) "Never know what will."

2. What is the challenge that the Captain gives to Caden in Chapter 34?
(a) Diving at the Challenger Deep.
(b) Polishing the bowsprit.
(c) Swabbing the deck.
(d) Cleaning the cannon.

3. What kind of spiders does Caden describe living in his garage in Chapter 50?
(a) Black widow spiders.
(b) Daddy long-legs spiders.
(c) Green garden spiders.
(d) Brown recluse spiders.

4. What is Chapter 2's title?
(a) "Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum."
(b) "Behind Her Back."
(c) "Forever Down There."
(d) "Better for This."

5. In Chapter 66, the narrator describes "forces out there that want to crush your spirit even as it" does what?
(a) "Expands like a gas filling all available space."
(b) "Rises like a cloud on the horizon."
(c) "Plummets faster and faster toward the earth."
(d) "Falls from the main deck."

6. What does the navigator tell Caden to seek in Chapter 5?
(a) The goat.
(b) The sea-horse.
(c) The parrot.
(d) The golden path.

7. What does the girl take from the refrigerator in Chapter 10?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Yogurt.
(c) Juice.
(d) Milk.

8. What title has "the pudgy kid" been given on the ship in Chapter 40?
(a) "Ballast."
(b) "Lore-Master."
(c) "Swabby."
(d) "Stabilizer."

9. What word from the title of Chapter 38 refers to is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Probiscis.
(c) Promontory.
(d) Magnum.

10. Where does the protagonist describe his dream taking place in Chapter 3?
(a) A white kitchen.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A dusty library.
(d) An old hotel.

11. How old is the protagonist of the novel?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

12. In what class is Caden taking a test in Chapter 39?
(a) Math.
(b) English.
(c) Science.
(d) History.

13. What does Caden do in Chapter 59?
(a) He ditches school.
(b) He calls the police on his parents.
(c) He jumps into the river.
(d) He goes into the hospital.

14. What is the name of the school counselor that meets with Caden in Chapter 43?
(a) Ms. Anderson.
(b) Ms. Poirot.
(c) Ms. Sassel.
(d) Ms. Ross.

15. What color hair is Carlyle described as having in Chapter 16?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Blond.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 1 related?

2. From what class does Caden derive a metaphor for "what happens when your universe begins to get off balance" in Chapter 18?

3. How deep does the protagonist claim the Marianas Trench to be in Chapter 2?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the wooden maiden on the bowsprit of the pirate ship?

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