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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Caden ordered to clean in Chapter 82?
(a) The deck.
(b) The cannon.
(c) The captain's quarters.
(d) The rudder.

2. Who is the nurse that calls the "orderly with the scary tattoos" to escort Caden away in Chapter 119?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Marie.

3. What does the narrator describe saying to a woman carrying a bag out of the supermarket in Chapter 68?
(a) "There's a worm in your heart, but you can cast it out."
(b) "I am looking for a phone to call my mother."
(c) "Can I help you carry your groceries, ma'am?"
(d) "Look at the pirate ship on the distant horizon!"

4. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 70 related?
(a) Second person.
(b) First person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Third person.

5. Chapter 85 is titled "All Meat Must Be" what?
(a) "Killed."
(b) "Grilled."
(c) "Tenderized."
(d) "Eaten."

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the crow's nest operate, according to the narrator in Chapter 109?

2. Chapter 103 is titled "Magic Mantras and Latex" what?

3. What is the name of the girl with the blue hair at the hospital?

4. Where does Hal say his mother is moving in Chapter 120?

5. Where does Carlyle say the key is hidden in Chapter 107?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Caden's diving bell is tested in Chapter 69?

2. How does Caden describe the manufacturing of medication in Chapter 115?

3. What information does Hal relate to Caden about his mother in Chapter 120?

4. How does Caden describe his state of mind as his parents drive him to the hospital in Chapter 75?

5. Where does Carlyle tell Caden he can find the key to free Calliope's legs in Chapter 107?

6. What conspiracy does the Captain pull Caden into in Chapter 73?

7. What does the Parrot solicit Caden to do in Chapter 71?

8. How have Caden's perceptions of his parents changed in Chapter 72?

9. What does the fish tank at the hospital make Caden question in Chapter 75?

10. What is the metaphor that is illustrated through Caden's cleaning the cannon?

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