2. What action does Kerans undertake as Beatrice and Riggs ascend the ladder?
(a) Sneaks away.
(b) Joins the celebration.
(c) Plants explosives.
(d) Calls for assistance.

3. Who intervenes and subdues Strangman's crew in Chapter 12?
(a) Sergeant Macready and his team.
(b) Strangman's loyal crew members.
(c) Kerans and Beatrice.
(d) Colonel Riggs and his soldiers.

4. What does Kerans mention in relation to moving south across the silt flats?
(a) Bodkin's previous experiences in the area.
(b) Strangman's unsuccessful attempt to do the same.
(c) The potential risks and difficulties they might encounter.
(d) The memories of his childhood in that direction.

5. Who spots Kerans while he plants the explosives?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Daley.
(c) Macready.
(d) Riggs.

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

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

8. What happens, in Chapter 12, when the cart carrying the throne crashes into a building?
(a) The crew flees into the night.
(b) Kerans manages to escape.
(c) Strangman declares Neptune's defeat.
(d) Kerans is thrown into the silt.

9. What is the ship that Strangman shows them in Chapter 8?
(a) A former casino.
(b) A research vessel.
(c) A fishing boat.
(d) A warship.

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

11. How does Strangman entice the trio to leave their seclusion in Chapter 9?
(a) By organizing diving activities.
(b) By showing interest in the planetarium.
(c) By expressing fear of the ocean.
(d) By promising them treasure.

12. What action does Kerans take before leaving the temple?
(a) He searches for additional supplies.
(b) He prays for Hardman's safety.
(c) He rests for a few more days.
(d) He inscribes a message on the wall.

13. In Chapter 12, "The Feast of Skulls," where does Kerans find himself initially?
(a) Tied to a cart.
(b) Taking shelter in an abandoned arcade.
(c) Hidden within an abandoned building.
(d) Bound to a throne in the center of the square.

14. What is Kerans's opinion of Strangman after the tour?
(a) Impressed and awed.
(b) Indifferent and neutral.
(c) Disgusted and distasteful.
(d) Fascinated and intrigued.

15. Where does Kerans feel a strong inner urge to venture?
(a) Southward.
(b) Northward.
(c) Westward.
(d) Eastward.