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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. What does Caden say the name of the wooden maiden on the bowsprit means in Chapter 42?
2. What is the title of Chapter 53, which describes the rear-view mirror missing in Caden's father's car?
3. What is the challenge that the Captain gives to Caden in Chapter 34?
4. Who first explores the Marianas Trench?
5. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 1 related?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you describe the narrative style in Chapter 1? Why does the author employ this narrative perspective here?
2. What positions for the mission have been doled out to the inner circle on the pirate ship in Chapter 40?
3. What observations does Max make regarding Caden's behavior in Chapter 51?
4. What information does Caden relate about the Marianas Deep in Chapter 35?
5. How is the narrative in Chapter 2 related? From what perspective is the majority of the story told? Why?
6. What is Carlyle's position on the ship? What is his relationship to Caden?
7. How does Caden describe the transformation of the pirate ship in Chapter 47?
8. What advice does the navigator give to Caden regarding his emotions in Chapter 5?
9. Who is Ms. Sassel and why does she speak with Caden in Chapter 43?
10. What advice does Caden's father give him regarding the kid at school whom Caden thinks wants to kill him in Chapter 8?
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
Describe and discuss the plot structure of Challenger Deep. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax occur? What is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of faith in Challenger Deep. What does faith mean to Caden and to the other patients at Seaview? How is Caden's faith challenged by the parrot and the Captain? How does Caden achieve faith?
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