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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Riggs intend to do with Strangman in Chapter 13?
(a) Take him into custody.
(b) Release him without any consequences.
(c) Arrest him.
(d) Offer him a reward.

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

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

4. What suggestion does Kerans propose to Beatrice in Chapter 10 regarding their next move?
(a) They should join Strangman's crew.
(b) They should confront Strangman about his intentions.
(c) They should explore the drained city square.
(d) They should move south across the silt flats.

5. Who reaches Kerans before Riggs does in Chapter 14?
(a) Strangman.
(b) Daley.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Macready.

6. How does Strangman explain the draining of the lagoon to Kerans?
(a) They employed a system of pumps.
(b) They diverted the course of a river.
(c) They utilized natural seaweed and plants.
(d) They erected a barrier to seal off the water.

7. What does Kerans use to shield Hardman from the rain?
(a) Clothes from his bag.
(b) A tarpaulin.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) A shelter that he builds.

8. What does the individual in the temple reveal to Kerans?
(a) A pocket compass.
(b) A message from Strangman.
(c) A secret passage.
(d) A map of the jungle.

9. How do Beatrice and Bodkin explain Kerans' near-drowning?
(a) Strangman bears no responsibility.
(b) Kerans deliberately anchored the line too deep.
(c) It was an unintentional accident.
(d) Kerans formed a different theory.

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

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

12. How does Kerans sustain an injury in Chapter 14?
(a) He falls from a ladder.
(b) He is struck by flying debris.
(c) He steps on a landmine.
(d) He sustains a gunshot wound to the leg.

13. How does Bodkin unintentionally disclose his familiarity with the drained basin?
(a) He recognizes certain landmarks in the square.
(b) He reminisces about his childhood memories.
(c) He exclaims the name "Leicester Square."
(d) He guides the crew to specific locations.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ship that Strangman shows them in Chapter 8?

2. What is Beatrice's opinion of Strangman's ship?

3. Who attacks Kerans and Beatrice as they try to leave the depot ship?

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

5. How does Kerans keep track of the passage of days?

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