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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has replaced "I" for the narrator in Chapter 66?
(a) "He."
(b) "You."
(c) "She."
(d) "We."

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

3. What does Caden describe infesting the ship in Chapter 55?
(a) Sea-slugs.
(b) Bats.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Free-range brains.

4. From where does the doctor have a PhD, according to the narrator in Chapter 64?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) American Univerity.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Brown University.

5. What is the title of Chapter 65, when the narrator describes seeing what is behind his closed eyes?
(a) "Hindsight at My Feet."
(b) "Behind Her Back."
(c) "The Darkness Beyond."
(d) "Better for This."

6. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 2 related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

7. What position on the ship does Carlyle hold?
(a) "Ballast."
(b) "Swabby."
(c) "Stabilizer."
(d) "Master Helmsman."

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

9. How deep does the protagonist claim the Marianas Trench to be in Chapter 2?
(a) 3.4 miles deep.
(b) 7.4 miles deep.
(c) 6.2 miles deep.
(d) 6.8 miles deep.

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

11. What was the name of the submersible that was used to explore the Marianas Trench for the first time?
(a) The Marianas.
(b) The Challenger.
(c) The Trieste.
(d) The Trinity.

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

13. The narrator says in Chapter 66, "Do you know how it feels, to be free from yourself and" what?
(a) "Above the sky?"
(b) "Alone on the sea?"
(c) "Flying?"
(d) "Terrified by it?"

14. What does Caden say he is listening for when Mackenzie returns home from school in Chapter 13?
(a) Rats.
(b) Mice.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Termites.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Caden do in Chapter 59?

3. What does the navigator declare Caden to be in Chapter 5?

4. In what class is Caden taking a test in Chapter 39?

5. How old is Mackenzie about to turn in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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