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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. What does Kerans accuse Strangman of doing?
(a) Conspiring against Riggs.
(b) Breathing life into a lifeless body.
(c) Reviving the dead.
(d) Manipulating the authorities.

2. What are the men using the alligators for in Chapter 7?
(a) Portection.
(b) Transportation.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Research.

3. What ritual do Strangman and his crew perform around Kerans in Chapter 12?
(a) Offering food and drink.
(b) Singing and drumming.
(c) Setting up bonfires.
(d) Reciting sea-themed poetry.

4. What does Bodkin attribute the dreams to?
(a) Enormous lizards.
(b) Biopsychic memories.
(c) Rising temperatures.
(d) Imagination.

5. How does Kerans handle the attack by someone in the depot ship in Chapter 12?
(a) He escapes using a hidden exit.
(b) He shoots Big Caesar with the Colt .45.
(c) He surrenders to spare Beatrice's life.
(d) He pleads for mercy from Strangman's crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Kerans suggest they take in relation to the freebooters?

2. In Chapter 6, what do Kerans and Bodkin do at the pier?

3. Why does Kerans take a compass from the armory?

4. Who tells Kerans about the plans for departure?

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

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