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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What task does Kerans undertake after visiting Beatrice?
(a) Fixing her generator.
(b) Building a makeshift boat.
(c) Searching for Lieutenant Hardman.
(d) Repairing the helicopter.

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

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

4. Why does Kerans apologize to Bodkin?
(a) For telling Hardman about the departure.
(b) For questioning Bodkin's research.
(c) For stealing the compass.
(d) For overhearing their conversation.

5. Why does Riggs explain that the conditions near the sanctuary will become uninhabitable?
(a) Global radioactivity.
(b) Iguana over-population.
(c) Birthrate decline.
(d) Melting ice caps.

6. Where does Kerans go after escaping the caiman?
(a) Beatrice's doorstep.
(b) The testing station.
(c) His catamaran.
(d) Bodkin's doorstep.

7. What does Bodkin reveal to Kerans about the city they are in?
(a) It is being affected by rising temperatures.
(b) It is called Terminal Lagoon.
(c) Its name is London.
(d) It was once inhabited by lizards.

8. What does Kerans realize about the scenery he admired from his balcony?
(a) It is a post-apocalyptical playground.
(b) It is a garbage-filled swamp.
(c) It is a natural wonder.
(d) It is an ancient ruin.

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

10. How does Kerans describe Riggs after he leaves the room?
(a) Uninterested in dreams.
(b) Curious about the Triassic era.
(c) Obedient to reason and logic.
(d) Annoyed by the nightmares.

11. What symptom has Hardman been experiencing for the past two months?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Fever.
(d) Headaches.

12. In Chapter 6, who does Kerans consider himself to be now?
(a) The technician.
(b) The observer.
(c) The leader.
(d) The caretaker.

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

14. What task do Kerans and Bodkin perform at the base?
(a) Cleaning the living quarters.
(b) Final check of the laboratory.
(c) Repairing the helicopter.
(d) Packing their belongings.

15. Where do Kerans and Bodkin go after leaving the base?
(a) Cutter.
(b) Sick-bay.
(c) Laboratory.
(d) Armory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Kerans, Riggs, and the others find Hardman?

2. Who asks Kerans for help with a job?

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

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

5. What does Hardman do when he sees Kerans, Macready, and Caldwell pursuing him?

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