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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mackenzie about to turn in Chapter 6?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

2. What position is the girl with blue hair given on the ship in Chapter 40?
(a) "Swabby."
(b) "Mistress of the Treasury."
(c) "Ballast."
(d) "Stabilizer."

3. Where in Las Vegas does Caden take Mackenzie in Chapter 22?
(a) The Magenta.
(b) Circus Circus.
(c) Caesar's Palace.
(d) Trump Tower.

4. Who among Caden's friends at the lunch table in the cafeteria asks him, "Hey, earth to Caden Bosch--where are you man?" in Chapter 29?
(a) Shelby.
(b) Max.
(c) Jack.
(d) Taylor.

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

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

7. What is the obsession that the narrator describes taking over him in Chapter 44?
(a) Playing video games.
(b) Bike-riding.
(c) Walking.
(d) Drawing.

8. What position on the ship does the Captain threaten to give the narrator for complaining in Chapter 15?
(a) "Master Helmsman."
(b) "Swabby."
(c) "Ballast."
(d) "Stabilizer."

9. What does Caden say the name of the wooden maiden on the bowsprit means in Chapter 42?
(a) "Demon of the Deep."
(b) "Spirit of Battle."
(c) "Ship-master."
(d) "Valliant Warrior."

10. What time does the narrator say it is in Chapter 1?
(a) 5:00 a.m.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 4:00 a.m.

11. Into what material has the ship turned in Chapter 47?
(a) Brass.
(b) Gold.
(c) Wood.
(d) Copper.

12. What does the navigator declare Caden to be in Chapter 5?
(a) The bow.
(b) The mast.
(c) The rudder.
(d) The compass.

13. What is the first statement on the parrot's questionnaire in Chapter 21?
(a) "I sometimes worry that the ship might sink."
(b) "Energy drinks allow me to fly."
(c) "My fellow crewmen are hiding biological weapons."
(d) "I am God, and God does not fill out questionnaires."

14. What object does Caden describe at the mall in Chapter 7?
(a) A donation bucket.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) An escalator.
(d) An elevator.

15. What is the name of the wooden maiden on the bowsprit of the pirate ship?
(a) Marian.
(b) Calliope.
(c) Carlyle.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the navigator tell Caden to seek in Chapter 5?

3. What does Caden describe holding "the remains of my life" in Chapter 60?

4. Where does Caden describe staying at a hotel with his family during a trip to New York in Chapter 27?

5. Who first explores the Marianas Trench?

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