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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marina perform under the supervision of Dr. Swenson?
(a) An appendectomy.
(b) A delicate lab experiement.
(c) A C-section.
(d) Surgery to removed a large skin cancer.

2. How old does Dr. Swenson think Easter is?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 105.
(d) 88.

3. What does Marina learn about the trees that produce the fertility compound?
(a) The trees only live in a small area of the jungle.
(b) It is actually only one tree.
(c) Each tree has a root system spanning several hundred feet.
(d) Each tree is hundreds of years old.

4. How do the Lakashi women use the trees that produce the fertility compound?
(a) They brew a tea from the bark.
(b) They brew a tea from the leaves.
(c) They eat the soft bark.
(d) They pulverize the roots and eat the paste made from them.

5. What does Marina think Swenson is implying when talking about Anders?
(a) That Marina will not be able to live up to Anders' competency.
(b) That Marina does not care about the Lakashi.
(c) That Anders is alive.
(d) That Marina will quit the jungle after a couple days.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Dr. Rapp study in the Amazon basin?

2. Who is involved with the Lakashi tribe?

3. What are the hallucinogenic mushrooms called?

4. What do the Lakashi women eat?

5. What does Marina learn to do with the local vendors?

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