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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Man with the White Smile - Chapter 10: Surprise Party.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kerans connect his near-death experience in Chapter 9 with?
(a) Strangman's perilous journey southward.
(b) Beatrice and Bodkin's near-death encounters.
(c) Hardman's suicidal venture southward.
(d) The exploration of submerged structures.

2. Who catches Kerans and Riggs eyeing her in a bikini?
(a) Shirlann.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Macready.
(d) Bodkin.

3. How do the men react when Hardman walks away from the courtyard?
(a) They wait for a cutter to arrive.
(b) They follow him immediately.
(c) They call for reinforcements.
(d) They give up and return to base.

4. What task do Kerans and Bodkin perform at the base?
(a) Cleaning the living quarters.
(b) Repairing the helicopter.
(c) Packing their belongings.
(d) Final check of the laboratory.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Kerans see from across the water?
(a) Biological testing center.
(b) Massive geophysical upheavals.
(c) Marmosets.
(d) Iguanas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of these "freebooters" in the lagoons?

2. In Chapter 9, why is Kerans disturbed by Strangman?

3. What does Beatrice consider her duty?

4. What does Kerans notice about Strangman's appearance?

5. How does Beatrice react when Kerans tells her that Riggs and his men will be leaving?

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