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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. What is the name of the man who watches the sun rise in Chapter 1?
(a) Kerans.
(b) Hardman.
(c) Colonel Riggs.
(d) Bodkin.

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

3. In Chapter 7, where has Kerans been secluded during this time?
(a) The testing station.
(b) His catamaran.
(c) Beatrice's penthouse suite.
(d) The jungle.

4. What does Beatrice consider her duty?
(a) To stay permanently.
(b) To convince Kerans to leave.
(c) To take care of the marmosets.
(d) To follow Riggs Answer.

5. What type of insects does Kerans see buzzing past his balcony?
(a) Swarms of bugs.
(b) Bees.
(c) Flies.
(d) Triassic-sized insects.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kerans’ profession?

2. What task does Kerans undertake after visiting Beatrice?

3. What worries Kerans about leading the remaining trio?

4. In the sick-bay, who is Lieutenant Hardman complaining to?

5. Where do Kerans, Riggs, and the others find Hardman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the conversation between Riggs and Kerans reveal about their roles and concerns in this changing world?

2. In what way are the flora and fauna evolving?

3. How did the geophysical upheavals impact Earth's climate and the distribution of life?

4. What scientific idea does Bodkin propose?

5. Who yells out of the door of a helicopter to Beatrice and Kerans and what does he say?

6. What is the significance of the massive, Triassic-sized insects buzzing past Kerans as he stands on the balcony?

7. How does the novel address the concept of evolution?

8. Why is Dr. Alan Bodkin more interested in the flooded cities than Kerans?

9. What is the significance of their dreams as a meeting ground?

10. Which character is shot and injured by Hardman and how did it happen?

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