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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. Where does Ana’s mother say she wants to have her ashes sprinkled when she dies?

2. How easy is it for Ana and her crewmate to find the damaged part of the hull?

3. How is the hidden base revealed to the crew aboard the Varuna?

4. In Chapter Thirty-Nine, how quickly does the crew board the Nautilus?

5. What does Ana finally understand about the Nautilus regarding her parents’ death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the students learn about the food made at Lincoln Base?

2. How does the reader learn that Ophelia is unique in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

3. What does Gem share about his private life with Ana?

4. Why does Ester not necessarily consider Dev a bad person?

5. What problems occur right away as the Nautilus takes off?

6. Why must the students be cautious when entering the Nautilus?

7. How does Ana describe the Nautilus?

8. What gives away the location of the Arronax in relation to the base and the Nautilus?

9. How do Ophelia and Luca respond when Ana tells them what has happened to HP?

10. What does the crew of the Nautilus decide to do next, now that they are far away from the Arronax?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Riordan was inspired by Jules Verne's novels when he decided to write Daughter of the Deep. Why might Verne's novels have had such an impact on him? What is learned about these novels through the eyes of Ana? What does this reveal about the attitude of various readers to Verne's work? What does Daughter of the Deep reveal about the significance of literature throughout time and its impact on present-day literature and culture?

Essay Topic 2

Daughter of the Deep is an emotional rollercoaster ride. Why might Riordan have written it to be this way? How does this affect the reader? How different would this book be, if there was either less action or more constant action? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Riordan keeps the reader on the edge of his or her seat throughout much of Daughter of the Deep. How does he go about doing this? In what ways does he keep the reader invested in the story and characters? How does Riordan keep the reader guessing and excited about the next chapter?

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