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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. How does Kerans feel as he toys with the compass?
(a) Angry at himself.
(b) Confused about his next steps.
(c) Excited about moving south.
(d) Worried about Hardman's condition.

2. Where do Kerans and Bodkin go after leaving the base?
(a) Armory.
(b) Laboratory.
(c) Sick-bay.
(d) Cutter.

3. What natural phenomenon does Kerans observe below from his balcony?
(a) Tornadoes.
(b) Eruptions.
(c) Sandstorms.
(d) Earthquakes.

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

5. What is the cause of the massive size of fauna?
(a) Birthrate decline.
(b) Increase in global radioactivity.
(c) Migration to the poles.
(d) Melting ice caps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kerans feel drawn to do in his dream?

2. After Riggs leaves, what does Beatrice offer Kerans?

3. Who asks Kerans for help with a job?

4. What realization dawns on Kerans when the helicopter turns?

5. How does Beatrice react when Kerans tells her that Riggs and his men will be leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the time period that the book takes place in?

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

3. Why do the freebooters inspect the buildings in the lagoon?

4. Who is Lieutenant Hardman?

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

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

7. How does Kerans escape the caiman and reach Beatrice's doorstep?

8. What does Kerans dream about?

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

10. Why does Kerans hesitate to leave the comfort of his hotel suite on this particular day?

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