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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: 'The Ballad of Mistah Bones' - Chapter 14: Grand Slam .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Strangman and his crew cease searching for Kerans in Chapter 12?
(a) They believe Kerans is no longer a threat.
(b) They fear encountering the soldiers.
(c) Other tasks require their attention.
(d) They assume he has fled to the silt flats.

2. How does Kerans sustain an injury in Chapter 14?
(a) He steps on a landmine.
(b) He sustains a gunshot wound to the leg.
(c) He is struck by flying debris.
(d) He falls from a ladder.

3. What is the purpose of these "freebooters" in the lagoons?
(a) To pillage the drowned cities.
(b) To study alligators.
(c) To conduct scientific research for government officials.
(d) To find new land to occupy.

4. Who establishes a temporary agreement in Chapter 14?
(a) Riggs and Kerans.
(b) Kerans and Beatrice.
(c) Macready and Daley.
(d) Strangman and Riggs.

5. What action does Kerans suggest they take in relation to the freebooters?
(a) Seek help from authorities.
(b) Fight them off with weapons.
(c) Hide and remain silent.
(d) Reveal themselves to the freebooters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Riggs claim that he cannot arrest Strangman?

2. What does Kerans see in his dream while looking at the lagoon?

3. When does Riggs tell Kerans that he is leaving him and Strangman behind?

4. What does Kerans deduce about the men who arrived at the lagoon in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 13, whose presence did Kerans unintentionally overlook?

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