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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 bothers the travelers most while in the boat?
(a) Fog and mist.
(b) Lack of clean water.
(c) Heat and humidity.
(d) Rain and mosquitoes.

2. What does Alex believe are his own worst qualities?
(a) Impatience and dependence.
(b) Selfishness and arrogance.
(c) Short attention span and unkindness.
(d) Skepticism and a bad temper.

3. What is a papagayo?
(a) A fish.
(b) A turtle.
(c) An exotic bird.
(d) A snake.

4. What most surprises Alex that people can do without?
(a) Telephones.
(b) Televisions.
(c) Malls.
(d) Music players.

5. Why does Kate believe the Amazon is dangerous to anthropologists?
(a) They lose their composure.
(b) They lose their reason.
(c) They lose their way.
(d) They lose their grants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Amazon natives regard as worse than death?

2. What is the best moment of the river trip for Alex?

3. What does Karakawe claim to be looking for when he is caught going through Omayra Torres' luggage?

4. What did a python do to end up as a trophy on Kate's wall?

5. What does Morgana teach Alex by stealing his possessions?

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