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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. In what language does Ana communicate with Jupiter?

2. In Chapter Thirty-Seven, Ana gets up early to go for a dive and is concerned about what?

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

4. How does Ana destroy her necklace?

5. It is learned that Ophelia is very unique, as she completed the coursework for which two houses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ester say the Nautilus thinks about the crew being on board and cleaning her?

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

4. What leads Ana to go for a swim in the lagoon in Chapter Thirty?

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

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

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

8. What is decided in Chapter Thirty-Eight regarding the Nautilus?

9. How does Ana feel when she wakes from the dream about a past Fourth of July?

10. What do those on the Arronax say to the crew of the Nautilus in Chapter Forty-One??

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is learned that Dev places a great deal of blame for the losses in his life on HP. How is this hinted at in the story? Why might he have hidden this from Ana? How different might the story have been if Ana had known that he blamed HP for the death of their parents and the fact that the truth is kept from both him and Ana for so long? What does this say about real life and dealing with loss?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What literary devices are used in Daughter of the Deep? How are they used throughout the story? What is the purpose of these devices? How are the plot and characters both impacted and enhanced by the use of these devices? How might Riordan have gone about including these devices? Does it seem like they were all on purpose or came about in a more organic way, as the story came to life in Riordan's imagination? Explain.

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