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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, where has Kerans been secluded during this time?
(a) The testing station.
(b) The jungle.
(c) Beatrice's penthouse suite.
(d) His catamaran.

2. What does Beatrice point out to Kerans in Chapter 7?
(a) The approaching police.
(b) Bodkin waving from the roof.
(c) A secret passage.
(d) A hidden treasure.

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

4. What problem does Riggs ask Kerans to help him with?
(a) Convincing Beatrice to leave.
(b) Moving the testing station.
(c) Packing up and leaving.
(d) Fixing the landing craft.

5. Where does Kerans stay in the hotel?
(a) The basement.
(b) The dock outside.
(c) The balcony.
(d) The penthouse suite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as the only true meeting ground for the remaining trio in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 7, how long has it been since Riggs and his men departed?

3. Why does Riggs explain that the conditions near the sanctuary will become uninhabitable?

4. What is their destination as Kerans and Bodkin move through the lagoon?

5. Where do Kerans, Riggs, and the others find Hardman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kerans perceive the changing environment and the impending submergence of the city?

2. What is the significance of Kerans' indifference towards the drowned cities they visit?

3. What object does Kerans take from the armory and why?

4. Who suddenly disappears and why?

5. Can you describe the “flooded city” in the novel?

6. Who is the main character in The Drowned World and how would you describe them?

7. How does Kerans escape the caiman and reach Beatrice's doorstep?

8. How does the novel address the concept of evolution?

9. Who yells out of the door of a helicopter to Beatrice and Kerans and what does he say?

10. What eats Kerans’ catamaran and why?

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