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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 irritates Strangman during the diving expedition?
(a) The inaccessibility of the planetarium.
(b) Kerans' refusal to dive with him.
(c) Beatrice's aversion to the ocean.
(d) His crew's failure to find valuable items.

2. What happens, in Chapter 12, when the cart carrying the throne crashes into a building?
(a) Strangman declares Neptune's defeat.
(b) Kerans manages to escape.
(c) Kerans is thrown into the silt.
(d) The crew flees into the night.

3. What item does Kerans retrieve from the intact safe in Chapter 12?
(a) A map of the silt flats.
(b) Supplies of food.
(c) A loaded Colt .45 firearm.
(d) Jewels and riches.

4. What does Kerans use to navigate his journey?
(a) Compass.
(b) Telescope.
(c) Map.
(d) GPS device.

5. In Chapter 10, how does Strangman convince Kerans to attend the dinner party?
(a) By appealing to Kerans' sense of adventure.
(b) By promising an unexpected event at the party.
(c) By offering an extravagant meal and quality wine.
(d) By insisting on the significance of their presence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chapter 14, "Grand Slam," commence?

2. What does Kerans accuse Strangman of doing?

3. Why does Riggs claim that he cannot arrest Strangman?

4. How does Kerans feel about his brush with death in Chapter 9?

5. How does Strangman react in Chapter 8 to the trio's explanation for their continued residence in the lagoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kerans' opinion of Strangman change over time?

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

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

4. What does Kerans see in the old planetarium?

5. What does Strangman give Beatrice?

6. How does Kerans navigate his journey south and what challenges does he face?

7. Why does Kerans search for the black boxes containing dynamite?

8. What does Strangman's offer of a ship tour signify for Kerans, Beatrice, and Bodkin?

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

10. How does Beatrice respond to the drained lagoon and what does Kerans propose as an alternative?

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