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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. What task does Kerans undertake after visiting Beatrice?
(a) Searching for Lieutenant Hardman.
(b) Building a makeshift boat.
(c) Repairing the helicopter.
(d) Fixing her generator.

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

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

4. What does Kerans deduce about the men who arrived at the lagoon in Chapter 7?
(a) They are government officials.
(b) They are freebooters.
(c) They are tourists.
(d) They are scientists.

5. Who arrives in a helicopter while Kerans and Bodkin are at Beatrice's complex?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Riggs.
(c) Daley.
(d) Macready.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Kerans suggest they take in relation to the freebooters?

2. What does Bodkin warn Kerans about regarding the iguanas?

3. Who catches Kerans and Riggs eyeing her in a bikini?

4. What do Kerans and Bodkin place on the roof of the penthouse?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the novel address themes of environmental destruction and climate change?

2. What eats Kerans’ catamaran and why?

3. What is the significance of the massive, Triassic-sized insects buzzing past Kerans as he stands on the balcony?

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

5. Who suddenly disappears and why?

6. What is the significance of the arrival of the hydroplane and the destruction caused by the ships in the lagoon?

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

8. How does Kerans perceive his role after realizing the others are gone?

9. What does Kerans dream about?

10. What scientific idea does Bodkin propose?

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