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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 Bodkin describe the value of the pillaged statuary in Chapter 8?
(a) Artistically impressive.
(b) Historically significant.
(c) Valuable.
(d) Worthless.

2. Why are signs of human-made structures becoming more and more scarce in the south?
(a) They have been relocated to other areas.
(b) The rising silt and vegetation have engulfed them.
(c) They have been demolished by storms.
(d) Humans have abandoned them.

3. How does Kerans keep track of the passage of days?
(a) By using a wristwatch.
(b) By marking them on a calendar.
(c) By notching them into his belt.
(d) By counting the sunsets.

4. What does Kerans use to shield Hardman from the rain?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A shelter that he builds.
(c) A tarpaulin.
(d) Clothes from his bag.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who are the three main characters speaking with?

2. IN Chapter 9, what captures Strangman's interest in the lagoon?

3. How does Kerans feel about Strangman in Chapter 8?

4. How does Kerans respond to Riggs' timing of arrival in Chapter 13?

5. Where does Kerans find Beatrice when he enters the depot ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kerans react when he realizes the water level in the lagoon is decreasing?

2. What does Kerans do after the explosion and what does he say to Beatrice?

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

4. Who lunges at Kerans with a blade and why?

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

6. What intrigues Kerans about Strangman's crew and their loyalty?

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

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

9. What happens to the lagoon and what does the group see after?

10. What does Strangman give Beatrice?

(see the answer keys)

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