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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What women are in Mauro Carias' compound?
(a) His female army officers.
(b) His personal servants.
(c) His cooks.
(d) His wife and daughters.

2. What is Professor LeBlanc's opinion about humanoid beasts?
(a) They are nothing to fear.
(b) They are terrifying.
(c) They do not exist.
(d) They are smarter than humans.

3. Why does Alex enjoy mountain climbing?
(a) He likes to spend time by himself.
(b) He likes to feel that he can control his body and his mind.
(c) He likes to be away from the city.
(d) He likes to breathe the clean air at high altitudes.

4. What practical joke does Alex recall Kate playing on him?
(a) She gave him an exploding candy bar.
(b) She gave him chocolates filled with hot sauce.
(c) She gave him a leaky glass.
(d) She gave him a collapsing chair.

5. How many people form the expedition at the beginning?
(a) Fifteen adults and four children.
(b) Thirteen adults and two children.
(c) Seven adults and 1 child.
(d) Five adults and two children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes tension among the men on the expedition?

2. What bothers the travelers most while in the boat?

3. What quality does Alex believe Kate has too much of?

4. What does the Amazon beast do when it encounters people?

5. What resource do the Indians believe will contaminate their societies?

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