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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. Why does Alex enjoy mountain climbing?
(a) He likes to spend time by himself.
(b) He likes to breathe the clean air at high altitudes.
(c) He likes to be away from the city.
(d) He likes to feel that he can control his body and his mind.

2. Who is the photographer for the expedition?
(a) Timothy Bruce.
(b) Ludovic Leblanc.
(c) Joel Gonzalez.
(d) Cesar Santos.

3. What is Alex's weapon?
(a) An antique sword.
(b) A machete.
(c) A Swiss army knife.
(d) A pistol.

4. What is a surucucu?
(a) A poisonous snake.
(b) A poisonous spider.
(c) A poisonous frog.
(d) A poisonous lizard.

5. What do the Amazon natives regard as worse than death?
(a) Having one's soul stolen.
(b) Separation from the tribe.
(c) Work.
(d) Torture.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lisa feel about Kate?

2. What most surprises Alex that people can do without?

3. Who is Rahakanarewa?

4. Who does Omayra Torres represent?

5. What does Captain Ariosto think of Father Valdomero?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Padre Valdomero's village burned to the ground?

2. Why does Ludovic Leblanc's attitude toward women offend Kate and Omayra Torres?

3. How did Nadia become multilingual?

4. What does Padre Valdomero's experience with the Beast reveal about the creature?

5. What kind of father is John Cold?

6. What is Kate trying to teach Alex by leaving him to make his way from the airport to her apartment?

7. Why does Cesar Santos say that the Amazon Indians rejected Christianity?

8. Why is Alex's dog, Poncho, unusual?

9. Why does Kate believe that the Indians of the Amazon are indeed civilized?

10. What does Morgana take from Alex, and what does she give him?

(see the answer keys)

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