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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Nailer and his friends cry out in joy?
(a) Sadna and Richard emerge from the jungle.
(b) A large clipper ship is approaching the harbor.
(c) Two tankers that were sunken have risen in the storm.
(d) They notice one of the beached ships is full of unclaimed oil.

2. Why has Bapi cancelled the next day's work?
(a) Nailer can heal.
(b) The accountant can catch up with the inventory.
(c) A storm is coming in.
(d) There is a festival.

3. What happens when the duct suddenly squeaks and shakes?
(a) The duct fills with poisonous vapors.
(b) It falls into a thick pool of dark liquid.
(c) A huge spool of wire falls out of the duct.
(d) It deafens Nailer.

4. What does Nailer's crew share?
(a) A chicken and some beer.
(b) Nailer's luck.
(c) News about Sloth.
(d) A pigeon and some liquor.

5. What does Pima do despite gagging?
(a) Pulls a dead man off the bow.
(b) Digs through the pockets of a dead man on the ship.
(c) Rummage around four bodies to find the door to the inner cabin.
(d) Helps Nailer pull a dead woman out of one of the doorways.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Bapi condemn Sloth?

2. For how many days does the storm rage?

3. What does the Life Cult group use human eggs to do?

4. What does Nailer not understand about the owners of the clipper ship?

5. How does Nailer manage to avoid a beating from his father?

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