The Drowned World Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

J.G. Ballard
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Drowned World Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

J.G. Ballard
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kerans contemplate stealing from the armoury?
(a) Compass.
(b) Explosives.
(c) Medication.
(d) Headphones.

2. What does Kerans deduce about the men who arrived at the lagoon in Chapter 7?
(a) They are tourists.
(b) They are government officials.
(c) They are freebooters.
(d) They are scientists.

3. Where do Kerans, Riggs, and the others find Hardman?
(a) In a flooded village square.
(b) On a catamaran.
(c) In an abandoned cinema.
(d) In Beatrice's quarters.

4. What does Bodkin warn Kerans about regarding the iguanas?
(a) They may attack him.
(b) They may possess unusual abilities.
(c) He may encounter them again.
(d) They may lead him to Hardman.

5. What does Kerans realize about Hardman's knowledge?
(a) He is plotting against Kerans.
(b) He is aware of the imminent departure.
(c) He is planning to leave secretly.
(d) He is unaware of the imminent departure.

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

7. Who is playing with marmosets at the testing center?
(a) Kerans.
(b) Bodkin.
(c) Riggs.
(d) Macready.

8. How does Riggs attempt to communicate with Kerans and Beatrice?
(a) Shouting into a megaphone.
(b) Sending a text message.
(c) Writing a letter.
(d) Using hand signals.

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

10. What is described as the only true meeting ground for the remaining trio in Chapter 6?
(a) Beatrice's apartment.
(b) The laboratory.
(c) Their dreams.
(d) The nearby forest.

11. What is the name of the location where Kerans lives?
(a) The Plaza.
(b) The Waldorf.
(c) The Hilton.
(d) The Ritz.

12. What does Bodkin attribute the dreams to?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Biopsychic memories.
(c) Enormous lizards.
(d) Rising temperatures.

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

14. What is the condition in Beatrice's quarters when Kerans visits her?
(a) Uncomfortably hot.
(b) Well-ventilated.
(c) Unusually humid.
(d) Extremely cold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Kerans and Bodkin place on the roof of the penthouse?

2. What worries Kerans about leading the remaining trio?

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

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

5. What does Kerans see in his dream while looking at the lagoon?

(see the answer keys)

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