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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. How does Kerans describe the temperature inside the ward?
(a) Incredibly hot.
(b) Moderate.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Unusually cold.

2. How many of Riggs's men are affected by the dreams, according to Bodkin?
(a) All of them.
(b) About half of them.
(c) Only a few.
(d) None of them.

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

4. In Chapter 7, how long has it been since Riggs and his men departed?
(a) Several years.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Several months.
(d) Several days.

5. How do the men react when Hardman walks away from the courtyard?
(a) They wait for a cutter to arrive.
(b) They follow him immediately.
(c) They call for reinforcements.
(d) They give up and return to base.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bodkin attribute the dreams to?

2. What is the name of the man who watches the sun rise in Chapter 1?

3. What task do Kerans and Bodkin perform at the base?

4. What are the men using the alligators for in Chapter 7?

5. Why does Kerans approach Beatrice on the rooftop?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Kerans deduce about the men using alligators as "watchdogs"?

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

4. Who suddenly disappears and why?

5. Why does Kerans hesitate to leave the comfort of his hotel suite on this particular day?

6. Why do Kerans and Beatrice decide to reveal themselves to the freebooters?

7. In what way are the flora and fauna evolving?

8. What does Kerans dream about?

9. What is the significance of their dreams as a meeting ground?

10. What does the conversation between Riggs and Kerans reveal about their roles and concerns in this changing world?

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