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

2. How does Kerans feel about his brush with death in Chapter 9?
(a) Angry and resentful.
(b) Excited and fascinated.
(c) Confused and uncertain.
(d) Grateful and relieved.

3. What is the name of the man who watches the sun rise in Chapter 1?
(a) Bodkin.
(b) Colonel Riggs.
(c) Kerans.
(d) Hardman.

4. IN Chapter 9, what captures Strangman's interest in the lagoon?
(a) The submerged structures.
(b) The peculiar planetarium.
(c) The hidden treasures.
(d) Kerans and Bodkin's jokes.

5. Who arrives at the landing stage in a converted landing craft?
(a) Macready.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Kerans.
(d) Riggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Riggs decide to turn back and return?

2. What does Kerans experience at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What happens to Kerans's catamaran?

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

5. What happened as Kerans turned to leave the hold in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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