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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 is Kerans’ profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Solider.
(d) Captain.

2. What is Strangman's occupation?
(a) Businessman.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Freebooter.
(d) Government official.

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

4. How do Beatrice and Bodkin react to Kerans' suggestion in the end of Chapter 10?
(a) They eagerly agree to move south across the silt flats.
(b) They defer the decision to Kerans.
(c) They express doubt and concern.
(d) They decide to stay in the city square.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beatrice point out to Kerans in Chapter 7?

2. What does Kerans realize about the scenery he admired from his balcony?

3. What does Beatrice express to Kerans as Strangman's crew mobilizes?

4. What problem does Riggs ask Kerans to help him with?

5. Whom does Kerans consider speaking to about his nightmare?

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