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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kerans contemplate stealing from the armoury?
(a) Medication.
(b) Compass.
(c) Explosives.
(d) Headphones.

2. What has turned Kerans' beard white?
(a) Chemical experiment.
(b) Sun exposure.
(c) Aging.
(d) Radio-fluorine in the water.

3. What happens to Kerans's catamaran?
(a) It is stolen by pirates.
(b) It drifts away and gets destroyed by alligators.
(c) It sinks due to a leak.
(d) It is struck by lightning.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Kerans see from across the water?
(a) Marmosets.
(b) Iguanas.
(c) Biological testing center.
(d) Massive geophysical upheavals.

5. What does Kerans realize about the scenery he admired from his balcony?
(a) It is a post-apocalyptical playground.
(b) It is an ancient ruin.
(c) It is a garbage-filled swamp.
(d) It is a natural wonder.

6. What is the purpose of these "freebooters" in the lagoons?
(a) To conduct scientific research for government officials.
(b) To find new land to occupy.
(c) To pillage the drowned cities.
(d) To study alligators.

7. What interrupts the quiet of the lagoon one morning in Chapter 7?
(a) A roar of a hydroplane.
(b) A flock of birds.
(c) A rumbling earthquake.
(d) The sound of a thunderstorm.

8. What is the name of the location where Kerans lives?
(a) The Waldorf.
(b) The Plaza.
(c) The Ritz.
(d) The Hilton.

9. What does Bodkin warn Kerans about regarding the iguanas?
(a) They may possess unusual abilities.
(b) They may attack him.
(c) They may lead him to Hardman.
(d) He may encounter them again.

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

11. Where does Kerans stay in the hotel?
(a) The penthouse suite.
(b) The balcony.
(c) The basement.
(d) The dock outside.

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

13. What does Bodkin congratulate Kerans on?
(a) Having a biopsychic dream.
(b) Remembering ancient memories.
(c) Surviving the nightmare.
(d) Experiencing the fata morgana.

14. In Chapter 4, why does Kerans wear clothing to placate Riggs?
(a) To impress Beatrice.
(b) To protect himself from the heat.
(c) To blend in with the rest of the men.
(d) To convince him of Kerans' loyalty.

15. What is Kerans’ profession?
(a) Solider.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Scientist.
(d) Captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, where has Kerans been secluded during this time?

2. How do the men react when Hardman walks away from the courtyard?

3. Why does Riggs explain that the conditions near the sanctuary will become uninhabitable?

4. Where do Kerans and Bodkin go after leaving the base?

5. In Chapter 3, where does Kerans head after returning to the cutter?

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