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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much longer does the doctor say that Bruce would have lived if he had not been taken back to civilization from Corroroncayra or received medication?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 6 hours.

2. How many days does Bruce spend with Gloria's mother after Gloria died?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 days.

3. How much money is in Bruce's post office box at Cucuta the first time he checks?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $565.
(c) $200.
(d) $500.

4. What illness does Bruce have when he is on the trail to visit the chief of chiefs?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Tuberculosis.

5. How is Atabacdora injured in Chapter 19?
(a) Falls from a tree.
(b) Trips and falls in the jungle.
(c) Falls on his spear.
(d) Falls out of his hammock.

6. When Bruce goes to Bogota during the rain storm, what does Bruce bring to send to a friend in the United States?
(a) 2 baby wild bears.
(b) A bow and arrows.
(c) A pig.
(d) A parrot.

7. How does Bruce get back to civilization from Corroroncayra?
(a) By walking.
(b) The Motilones carried him.
(c) By helicopter.
(d) By mule.

8. What does Bobby do to keep away the evil spirits?
(a) Prays.
(b) Sings about Jesus.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Hides in a cave.

9. When is the first time that Bruce ever sees a Motilone cry?
(a) When a man's brother died.
(b) When Bobarishora's father died.
(c) When he showed them a Bible.
(d) When he told the story of Jesus.

10. Who called to Bobby and asked him to come to shore when he was on his way home in Chapter 24?
(a) Abril.
(b) An unidentified man.
(c) Graciano.
(d) Israel.

11. What legend does Bruce use to tell the Motilones about Jesus?
(a) The legend of the Motilone trail.
(b) The legend of the banana stalk.
(c) The legend of the witch doctor.
(d) The legend of the man who became an ant.

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

13. When is a government commission flown into the area to solve a boundary problem?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1975.

14. How long does it take for Bruce to reach Corroroncayra where the chief of chiefs lives?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

15. Where is Atabacdora injured in Chapter 19?
(a) His leg.
(b) His back.
(c) Near a rib.
(d) His arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two men yelling into a hole in Chapter 17?

2. What is the name of the man with the distinctive laugh who Bruce had met before?

3. How many years does Bruce have to wait before he can share his belief in God with the Motilones?

4. After Bruce leaves the hospital in Tibu, what does he bring back to make his life more comfortable?

5. How was Bobby killed?

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