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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kerans know that Riggs intends to leave early?
(a) He overhears a conversation between Riggs and Macready.
(b) He finds a note left by Riggs explaining the situation.
(c) The helicopter pilot signals him about the plan.
(d) Beatrice informs him of the change in departure time.

2. What natural phenomenon does Kerans observe below from his balcony?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Tornadoes.
(c) Sandstorms.
(d) Eruptions.

3. Who does Kerans inform about the voices of the iguanas?
(a) Bodkin.
(b) Riggs.
(c) Macready.
(d) Beatrice.

4. Where do Kerans and Riggs move to after docking the cutter?
(a) Testing center.
(b) Rooftop.
(c) Poolside.
(d) Apartment complex.

5. Where was Bodkin born?
(a) The testing station.
(b) Terminal Lagoon.
(c) Riggs's quarters.
(d) London.

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

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

8. In Chapter 4, why does Kerans wear clothing to placate Riggs?
(a) To impress Beatrice.
(b) To convince him of Kerans' loyalty.
(c) To protect himself from the heat.
(d) To blend in with the rest of the men.

9. How does Kerans suggest dealing with the men on the paddleboat?
(a) Fighting them off with weapons.
(b) Reporting them to the authorities.
(c) Ignoring them and staying hidden.
(d) Helping them to leave sooner.

10. What does Kerans see in his dream while looking at the lagoon?
(a) Giant tornado storms, big insects, and fires.
(b) All of his friends are celebrating.
(c) Gun fire, people fighting, warfare.
(d) Swirling clouds of gas, eels and snakes, and big roaring lizards.

11. How many of Riggs's men are affected by the dreams, according to Bodkin?
(a) About half of them.
(b) All of them.
(c) None of them.
(d) Only a few.

12. What action does Kerans suggest they take in relation to the freebooters?
(a) Reveal themselves to the freebooters.
(b) Seek help from authorities.
(c) Hide and remain silent.
(d) Fight them off with weapons.

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

14. What does Hardman do when he sees Kerans, Macready, and Caldwell pursuing him?
(a) Fires his pistol at them.
(b) Surrenders peacefully.
(c) Hides in a building.
(d) Runs off into the jungle.

15. In Chapter 2, what does Kerans see from across the water?
(a) Massive geophysical upheavals.
(b) Iguanas.
(c) Biological testing center.
(d) Marmosets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbs Kerans when they wait in the courtyard?

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

3. Who tells Kerans about the plans for departure?

4. What does Kerans feel drawn to do in his dream?

5. What realization dawns on Kerans when the helicopter turns?

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