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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Strangman react to Kerans's observation about the artifacts?

2. What suggestion does Kerans propose to Beatrice in Chapter 10 regarding their next move?

3. What does Kerans do when Hardman departs?

4. How does Kerans feel about his brush with death in Chapter 9?

5. What does Kerans discover upon returning to his abandoned rooms at The Ritz?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Kerans question Riggs about not arresting Strangman?

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

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

7. Who is carrying a bomb at the dinner party and what happens?

8. How does Beatrice respond to the drained lagoon and what does Kerans propose as an alternative?

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

10. How does Kerans perceive Strangman and what unsettles him about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Drowned World, the characters are often forced to confront their own mortality. Discuss the theme of mortality in the book and how it affects the characters.

Essay Topic 2

The characters in The Drowned World are often driven by a sense of nostalgia for the past and a desire to return to a world that no longer exists. Discuss the role of memory and nostalgia in the book and how it shapes the characters' actions and motivations.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the relationship between Kerans and Beatrice and how it changes over the course of the novel. Why do you think this is?

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