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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 feel upon reaching the shore in Chapter 15?
(a) Full of energy and rejuvenated.
(b) Exhausted, leading to him falling into a deep slumber.
(c) Anxious and fearful.
(d) Excited and curious.

2. How do Kerans, Beatrice, and Bodkin treat the incident in Chapter 9 afterward?
(a) They quickly forget about it.
(b) They blame Strangman for it.
(c) They frequently discuss it.
(d) They occasionally reflect on it.

3. How does Riggs react upon seeing Kerans in Chapter 14?
(a) He gives chase.
(b) He ignores him.
(c) He calls for backup.
(d) He offers assistance.

4. Whom does Strangman introduce as "the Admiral"?
(a) Another sailor.
(b) Riggs.
(c) Kerans.
(d) Bodkin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks Kerans and Beatrice as they try to leave the depot ship?

2. How does Kerans keep track of the passage of days?

3. How does Bodkin unintentionally disclose his familiarity with the drained basin?

4. What does Kerans accuse Strangman of doing?

5. Where does Kerans flee to in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kerans notice about Strangman's skin?

2. What brings Strangman to the lagoon and why does he invite Kerans to dinner?

3. How does Kerans react when Sergeant Macready spots him and the dynamite?

4. What does Kerans discover when he returns to his penthouse room in the hotel?

5. What significance do the albino snakes and lizards hold in relation to Strangman's arrival?

6. After the bomb fizzles out, how does Strangman react?

7. What does Kerans see in the old planetarium?

8. What menacing creature do they encounter, and how do they deal with it?

9. How does Kerans' opinion of Strangman change over time?

10. How does the narrator depict Kerans as he ventures deeper into the jungle?

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