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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 interrupts the quiet of the lagoon one morning in Chapter 7?
(a) The sound of a thunderstorm.
(b) A rumbling earthquake.
(c) A roar of a hydroplane.
(d) A flock of birds.

3. How does Kerans characterize Strangman in Chapter 13?
(a) A misunderstood genius.
(b) A dangerous criminal.
(c) A diabolical figure from a voodoo cult.
(d) A cunning and manipulative mastermind.

4. Whom does Kerans consider speaking to about his nightmare?
(a) Macready.
(b) Riggs.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Bodkin.

5. When does Riggs tell Kerans that he is leaving him and Strangman behind?
(a) In a week.
(b) Now.
(c) The next day.
(d) He does not mention leaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kerans discover upon returning to his abandoned rooms at The Ritz?

2. What occurs when the dam explodes?

3. Why does Bodkin raise the temperature in Hardman's room?

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

5. How do Beatrice and Bodkin explain Kerans' near-drowning?

(see the answer key)

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