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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. Why does Riggs explain that the conditions near the sanctuary will become uninhabitable?
(a) Birthrate decline.
(b) Global radioactivity.
(c) Melting ice caps.
(d) Iguana over-population.

2. Who arrives at the landing stage in a converted landing craft?
(a) Kerans.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Riggs.
(d) Macready.

3. What natural phenomenon does Kerans observe below from his balcony?
(a) Eruptions.
(b) Tornadoes.
(c) Earthquakes.
(d) Sandstorms.

4. Why does Bodkin raise the temperature in Hardman's room?
(a) To induce nightmares.
(b) To conduct an experiment.
(c) To alleviate insomnia.
(d) To replicate a Triassic climate.

5. Who asks Kerans for help with a job?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) The pilot of the boat.
(c) Macready.
(d) Riggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What realization does Kerans have while talking to Beatrice?

2. What has turned Kerans' beard white?

3. What does Kerans see in his dream while looking at the lagoon?

4. How does Kerans feel as he toys with the compass?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dr. Alan Bodkin more interested in the flooded cities than Kerans?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why do the freebooters inspect the buildings in the lagoon?

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