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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. Who first explores the Marianas Trench?

2. What title has "the pudgy kid" been given on the ship in Chapter 40?

3. For how long does Caden say he's been designing a computer RPG game with Max and Shelby in Chapter 19?

4. What position on the ship does Carlyle hold?

5. What is the title of Chapter 66, when the narrator stands in a hallway?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does the navigator give to Caden regarding his emotions in Chapter 5?

2. Who are the crew members that have been called for the mission in Chapter 35? How are they described?

3. How does Caden describe the transformation of the pirate ship in Chapter 47?

4. Who is Ms. Sassel and why does she speak with Caden in Chapter 43?

5. What conversation does Calliope have with Caden in Chapter 42?

6. What is Carlyle's position on the ship? What is his relationship to Caden?

7. How does Calliope respond when Caden compares her to the Statue of Liberty in Chapter 48?

8. What are Caden and the Captain discussing in Chapter 2?

9. How does Caden describe his job on the ship in Chapter 15? What is the job that most of the crew has?

10. What positions for the mission have been doled out to the inner circle on the pirate ship in Chapter 40?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss examples of literary, mythological, and historical allusion in the novel. How do these allusions relate to the themes in Challenger Deep? How do the characters relate to these allusions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of tragedy in mental illness in Challenger Deep. What tragedies appear in the novel? How are these tragedies directly or indirectly connected to mental illness? What symbolism supports this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the death of the parrot on the pirate ship. Who kills the parrot? Why? What impact does the parrot's death have on the plot of the story?

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