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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kerans keep track of the passage of days?
(a) By marking them on a calendar.
(b) By counting the sunsets.
(c) By notching them into his belt.
(d) By using a wristwatch.

2. Where does Kerans flee to in Chapter 14?
(a) The testing station.
(b) The helicopter.
(c) His catamaran.
(d) The small islands.

3. What does Kerans come across while moving further south in Chapter 15?
(a) A riverbank settlement.
(b) A group of wild animals.
(c) A hidden cave.
(d) A temple or altar.

4. How does Kerans respond to Riggs' timing of arrival in Chapter 13?
(a) He thinks Riggs is mistaken.
(b) He believes Riggs arrived too late.
(c) He is grateful for Riggs' punctuality.
(d) He agrees with Riggs.

5. How does Kerans react when Strangman delays revealing the promised surprise in Chapter 10?
(a) Satisfied and content.
(b) Impatient and annoyed.
(c) Indifferent and uninterested.
(d) Excited and eager.

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

7. What does Kerans encounter while following the lagoons southwards?
(a) Jaguars.
(b) Alligators.
(c) Giant bats.
(d) Snakes.

8. How does Kerans feel about Strangman in Chapter 8?
(a) Impressed.
(b) Intrigued.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Indifferent.

9. When do Riggs' helicopters cease patrolling the islands?
(a) At midnight.
(b) In the early morning.
(c) They never patrolled.
(d) At dusk.

10. Why does Kerans accuse Strangman of intentionally drowning him?
(a) Strangman's alternative theory.
(b) Strangman's desire to harm him.
(c) Beatrice and Bodkin's explanations.
(d) Kerans' error in anchoring the line too deep.

11. In Chapter 13, why does Riggs believe Strangman might receive rewards?
(a) For cooperating with the authorities.
(b) For his expertise in urban environments.
(c) For capturing Kerans.
(d) For his role in draining the lagoon.

12. How does Kerans determine his direction as he travels?
(a) By making notches to indicate the passage of days.
(b) By utilizing a compass.
(c) By tracking the movement of the sun.
(d) By observing animal behavior.

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

14. What catches Kerans's curiosity about Strangman?
(a) His loyal crew of Black men.
(b) His extensive knowledge of art.
(c) His extravagant ship.
(d) His unusual clothing.

15. What does Kerans assume about the emaciated man in Chapter 15?
(a) He is injured.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He is lost.
(d) He is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are signs of human-made structures becoming more and more scarce in the south?

2. Who intervenes and subdues Strangman's crew in Chapter 12?

3. How does Bodkin describe the value of the pillaged statuary in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 12, "The Feast of Skulls," where does Kerans find himself initially?

5. Whom does Kerans discover at the temple?

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