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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 Tony's weekend farce turn out?
(a) Tony gets interested in Milly and actually hopes to date her.
(b) Successful.
(c) A total failure.
(d) Not quite as successful as they had hoped, so he has to do it again.

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

3. About what do the detectives warn Tony?
(a) About Milly's bad temper.
(b) About the child spoiling the appearance of infidelity.
(c) That if Brenda sees him, she will have an even better chance of getting a great deal of money.
(d) To make sure he is careful with his wallet.

4. What are the legal ramifications of John Andrew's death?
(a) The court rules it an accident.
(b) There are no legal ramifications as it was obviously an accident so no investigation is necessary.
(c) The court rules Brenda as negligent.
(d) The court rules negligence on Tony's part for allowing such a young boy to ride the hunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many trips has Tony made in his life?

2. How does Jenny interpret John's death?

3. What is wrong with Tony?

4. What does Jock tell Tony?

5. What is hard for Tony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Brenda has written Tony and telling him about John Beaver?

2. How does Tony manage to survive in the jungle?

3. How long is it before Tony and Messinger are able to talk to the men of the village about what they want?

4. What is Tony's position in Brenda's social circle by the end of this chapter?

5. How does Reggie present the situation about Brenda to Tony?

6. How does Brenda take the news of her son's death?

7. How has Tony again entrusted his life to someone for whom that trust is not valid?

8. What do Messigner and Tony decide to do and do you think they make the best choice?

9. What seems to be contrasted in this chapter?

10. How does Brenda use the death of her son to justify her request for a divorce?

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