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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: On the Beach at the Ritz - Chapter 2: The Coming of the Iquanas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beatrice consider her duty?
(a) To stay permanently.
(b) To convince Kerans to leave.
(c) To take care of the marmosets.
(d) To follow Riggs Answer.

2. Who asks Kerans for help with a job?
(a) Macready.
(b) The pilot of the boat.
(c) Riggs.
(d) Beatrice.

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

4. How does Beatrice react when Kerans tells her that Riggs and his men will be leaving?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is nervous.
(c) She is resistant.
(d) She is excited.

5. What is Kerans' observation about the world in the early morning light?
(a) It is suspended in time.
(b) It is a combination of both ancient and modern.
(c) It resembles the ancient past.
(d) It resembles the 20th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Riggs explain that the conditions near the sanctuary will become uninhabitable?

2. What has turned Kerans' beard white?

3. What is the cause of the massive size of fauna?

4. After Riggs leaves, what does Beatrice offer Kerans?

5. Who arrives at the landing stage in a converted landing craft?

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