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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 is the nurse that calls the "orderly with the scary tattoos" to escort Caden away in Chapter 119?

2. What does Caden describe his doctor as always wearing in Chapter 84?

3. How many times does Callie say she's had "episodes" in Chapter 106?

4. What does the parrot tell Caden he needs to depend on him for in Chapter 71?

5. Who is the new therapy group leader that leads Caden's group in Chapter 86?

Short Essay Questions

1. What phrase does Caden describe his father repeating and annoying him in Chapter 103? Why does it annoy Caden?

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

3. What foes are described by the Captain in Chapter 81: "War of the Nemesi"?

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

5. Why does Callie come to Caden's room at night in Chapter 111?

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

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

8. What does Hal say about symbols in Chapter 110?

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

10. What does Caden remark about the faces on dollar bills in Chapter 74?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of reality versus fantasy in Challenger Deep. In what ways do the distinctions between reality and fantasy blur for Caden? How are the distinctions between reality and fantasy indicated in the text? What effect does the blurring of these distinctions have on Caden?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Caden's relationship with Callie in the novel. How is Callie represented in Caden's alternate reality? In what ways do Caden and Callie help one another in their recovery? What happens to Callie?

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