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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. Who endeavors to remove the explosives from the dam?
(a) Riggs.
(b) Kerans.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Macready.

2. In Chapter 10, how does Strangman convince Kerans to attend the dinner party?
(a) By insisting on the significance of their presence.
(b) By appealing to Kerans' sense of adventure.
(c) By promising an unexpected event at the party.
(d) By offering an extravagant meal and quality wine.

3. Whom does Strangman introduce as "the Admiral"?
(a) Riggs.
(b) Kerans.
(c) Bodkin.
(d) Another sailor.

4. What does Kerans experience at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A headache.
(b) A feeling of exhaustion.
(c) A sense of déjà vu.
(d) A vivid nightmare.

5. How do Beatrice and Bodkin explain Kerans' near-drowning?
(a) It was an unintentional accident.
(b) Strangman bears no responsibility.
(c) Kerans formed a different theory.
(d) Kerans deliberately anchored the line too deep.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Beatrice react when Kerans tells her that Riggs and his men will be leaving?

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

3. How does Bodkin respond to Kerans' suggestion of moving south?

4. How do Kerans, Beatrice, and Bodkin treat the incident in Chapter 9 afterward?

5. How does Kerans feel about his brush with death in Chapter 9?

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