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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kerans experience at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A sense of déjà vu.
(b) A feeling of exhaustion.
(c) A vivid nightmare.
(d) A headache.

2. How does Riggs attempt to communicate with Kerans and Beatrice?
(a) Using hand signals.
(b) Shouting into a megaphone.
(c) Writing a letter.
(d) Sending a text message.

3. In Chapter 7, how long has it been since Riggs and his men departed?
(a) Several months.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Several years.
(d) Several days.

4. What realization does Kerans have while talking to Beatrice?
(a) He should have already left.
(b) Riggs is staying permanently.
(c) He should leave with Riggs.
(d) They will stay permanently if Riggs leaves.

5. After Riggs leaves, what does Beatrice offer Kerans?
(a) A job.
(b) A drink.
(c) A swimsuit.
(d) A map.

6. What does Kerans see in his dream while looking at the lagoon?
(a) Gun fire, people fighting, warfare.
(b) Swirling clouds of gas, eels and snakes, and big roaring lizards.
(c) Giant tornado storms, big insects, and fires.
(d) All of his friends are celebrating.

7. Who catches Kerans and Riggs eyeing her in a bikini?
(a) Macready.
(b) Shirlann.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Bodkin.

8. How do the men react when Hardman walks away from the courtyard?
(a) They call for reinforcements.
(b) They give up and return to base.
(c) They follow him immediately.
(d) They wait for a cutter to arrive.

9. What is described as the only true meeting ground for the remaining trio in Chapter 6?
(a) Their dreams.
(b) The nearby forest.
(c) Beatrice's apartment.
(d) The laboratory.

10. Where do Kerans and Riggs move to after docking the cutter?
(a) Rooftop.
(b) Apartment complex.
(c) Testing center.
(d) Poolside.

11. In the sick-bay, who is Lieutenant Hardman complaining to?
(a) Macready.
(b) Kerans.
(c) Bodkin.
(d) Riggs.

12. What has turned the temperate regions of Europe into a flooded tropic?
(a) Massive geophysical upheavals.
(b) Melting ice caps.
(c) Shifts in global landmasses.
(d) Increase in global radioactivity.

13. What problem does Riggs ask Kerans to help him with?
(a) Fixing the landing craft.
(b) Moving the testing station.
(c) Convincing Beatrice to leave.
(d) Packing up and leaving.

14. What symptom has Hardman been experiencing for the past two months?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Headaches.
(d) Fever.

15. What realization dawns on Kerans when the helicopter turns?
(a) Bodkin is injured.
(b) Riggs is leaving them behind.
(c) They are the only ones remaining.
(d) They forgot something at the base.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kerans’ profession?

2. Whom does Kerans consider speaking to about his nightmare?

3. What does Kerans realize about the scenery he admired from his balcony?

4. Why does Bodkin raise the temperature in Hardman's room?

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

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