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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Messinger want to go?
(a) To South America.
(b) To Port au Prince.
(c) To the land of the Pie-Wie tribe.
(d) To Florida.

2. With whom does Tony stay for a few weeks?
(a) No one.
(b) His sister.
(c) Jock.
(d) Allan.

3. How is Tony doing in the wake of Brenda's request to end their marriage?
(a) He is having a hard time.
(b) He is relieved it is finally over.
(c) He is very angry and is contemplating killing her.
(d) He believes she will change her mind, so is not thinking about it.

4. What does Mrs. Beaver encourage John to do?
(a) Get away from Brenda.
(b) Take a vacation.
(c) Be more supportive of Brenda.
(d) Find a new lover.

5. What does a Pie Wie tribal member tell Mr. Todd?
(a) That there is a ceremony later that day.
(b) That Messinger is lying on the river bank.
(c) That a search party is looking for Mr. Todd.
(d) That a strange man is wandering through the forest.

6. What does Tony miss while he is drugged?
(a) The marriage of Mr. Todd and a village woman.
(b) The arrival and departure of a search party.
(c) A letter from Brenda.
(d) Nothing.

7. What strikes terror into Rosa's people?
(a) The battle cries of the Pie Wie all around them.
(b) A mechanical mouse Dr. Messinger shows them.
(c) An anaconda that is forty feet long.
(d) Tony's gun.

8. What is Brenda trying to get?
(a) Money from Reggie.
(b) Money from John Beaver.
(c) Money out of Tony's estate.
(d) Money from Mrs. Beave.

9. What is wrong with Tony?
(a) He has broken his leg.
(b) He has a fever that keeps recurring.
(c) He is going blind.
(d) He is despondent.

10. Who does Tony engage to start the divorce proceedings?
(a) His family's loyal retainer.
(b) Some seedy lawyers.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) No one; he's going to take care of it himself.

11. What does John Beaver ask his mother?
(a) If Brenda can live with her.
(b) If she can get Brenda to leave him alone.
(c) If she has a job for Brenda.
(d) If she will buy him tickets to go to South America.

12. Where is Jenny going?
(a) To France.
(b) To Wales.
(c) To Polly Cockpurse's where Brenda is.
(d) To the theater.

13. Who is Tony's new partner?
(a) Dr. Messinger.
(b) Dr. Upland.
(c) Dr. Mezmerizer.
(d) Jock.

14. What propels Tony to start a dialog with Brenda?
(a) His grief about John Andrew.
(b) A letter from John Beaver.
(c) A letter from Jock.
(d) Nothing in particular.

15. What letter does Tony receive from Brenda on Monday?
(a) A suicide letter.
(b) A accusation for not taking better care of John Andrew.
(c) A confession and a request for ending the marriage.
(d) A plea for reconciliation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What young woman does Tony meet?

2. Who calls a family meeting of Brenda's family?

3. Where is Tony and Messinger's second base camp?

4. What rumor is Brenda spreading about Tony?

5. How does Mrs. Rattery try to distract Tony while waiting for Jock and Brenda?

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