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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does it take Bruce to travel on a bus from Caracas to a town in the foothills of the Andes?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 4 days.

2. What does Bruce hear when he and others are on the trail to Norecayra?
(a) A witch doctor trying to heal a patient.
(b) Loud shouts and excruciating yells.
(c) A tiger.
(d) Other Motilones celebrating.

3. Why, as Bruce learns later, are the Indians so upset when they returned to their village and find Bruce there?
(a) A white man had killed some children earlier that week.
(b) They did not have enough food to share with a stranger.
(c) Some white men had killed some women and children.
(d) Two Indians had been killed by white settlers earlier that day.

4. How does Bruce get money to support himself in Caracas?
(a) Teaching a class at a Catholic school.
(b) A job performing manual labor.
(c) Teaching English for the Ministry of Health.
(d) He receives money from his parents.

5. Who is Bruce's best friend growing up?
(a) Kent Lange.
(b) Jonathan Ayers.
(c) Andrew Bayers.
(d) David Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Bruce speak to a priest at the airport in South America?

2. What does Bruce watch crawl across the ceiling when he lays in his hammock?

3. How much money does Bruce have for expenses when he flies to South America from America for the first time?

4. What is an Italian priest doing in Puerto Ayacucho?

5. What does Bobby do to keep away the evil spirits?

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