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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Kerans in the jungle?
(a) A brave survivor.
(b) A mythical hero.
(c) A lost explorer.
(d) A second Adam.

2. What does Kerans think about as he travels south in Chapter 15?
(a) Hardman's condition.
(b) The rising silt and vegetation.
(c) Strangman and Beatrice.
(d) His medical supplies.

3. Who establishes a temporary agreement in Chapter 14?
(a) Riggs and Kerans.
(b) Macready and Daley.
(c) Kerans and Beatrice.
(d) Strangman and Riggs.

4. What does Kerans accuse Strangman of doing?
(a) Breathing life into a lifeless body.
(b) Conspiring against Riggs.
(c) Reviving the dead.
(d) Manipulating the authorities.

5. Why does Kerans choose to move under the cover of the jungle?
(a) To seek shelter from the storm.
(b) To locate evidence of human habitation.
(c) To hide from wildlife.
(d) To find more berries.

6. How long does Kerans stay with Hardman?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few months.
(d) An hour.

7. What does Kerans observe in the submerged streets in Chapter 9?
(a) Debris and decaying structures.
(b) Well-preserved buildings.
(c) Priceless artifacts.
(d) Strangman's crew diving.

8. Why do Strangman and his crew cease searching for Kerans in Chapter 12?
(a) They believe Kerans is no longer a threat.
(b) They fear encountering the soldiers.
(c) Other tasks require their attention.
(d) They assume he has fled to the silt flats.

9. Who attacks Kerans and Beatrice as they try to leave the depot ship?
(a) Big Caesar.
(b) Riggs.
(c) Strangman.
(d) Macready.

10. In Chapter 13, whose presence did Kerans unintentionally overlook?
(a) Hardman.
(b) Riggs.
(c) Bodkin.
(d) Strangman.

11. When does Riggs tell Kerans that he is leaving him and Strangman behind?
(a) He does not mention leaving.
(b) In a week.
(c) The next day.
(d) Now.

12. How does Kerans know he has journeyed over 150 miles south?
(a) Because of the abundance of berries.
(b) Due to the rise in temperature.
(c) By coming across alligators.
(d) By encountering giant bats.

13. Where does Chapter 14, "Grand Slam," commence?
(a) At the testing station.
(b) On a deserted island.
(c) Aboard Strangman's ship.
(d) In the inland sea Answer.

14. How does Kerans free himself from the throne in Chapter 12?
(a) The crew loosens the ties holding him.
(b) One of the arms of the throne breaks, enabling his movement.
(c) He finds a tool in the abandoned arcade to help him.
(d) Beatrice assists him in untying the knots.

15. What happens to Kerans inside the planetarium in Chapter 9?
(a) He discovers valuable objects.
(b) He loses consciousness.
(c) He explores the warm water.
(d) He communicates with Strangman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how does Strangman convince Kerans to attend the dinner party?

2. What happens to the weather the day after Kerans reaches the shore?

3. What issue does Kerans argue with Riggs about in Chapter 13?

4. Why does Riggs claim that he cannot arrest Strangman?

5. How does Strangman react when Bodkin reveals his knowledge of the lagoon in Chapter 10?

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