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

2. What does Kerans mention in relation to moving south across the silt flats?

3. What happened as Kerans turned to leave the hold in Chapter 8?

4. How do Beatrice and Bodkin explain Kerans' near-drowning?

5. How does Kerans handle the attack by someone in the depot ship in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Kerans react when he stumbles upon the remains of a small temple?

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

6. What is Riggs' justification for not arresting Strangman and his plan for the lagoons?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the writing style of J.G. Ballard in The Drowned World. What literary techniques does he use to create the atmosphere and convey the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does the shifting climate in The Drowned World affect the characters' identities and relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the symbolism of animals in The Drowned World. How do the animals, both extinct and mutated, contribute to the overall meaning of the story?

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