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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 through 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What incident causes Alex to become angry and demolish his own bedroom?
(a) His father's shaving his mother's head.
(b) His sister crying about his mother's illness.
(c) His mother going to the hospital.
(d) His mother passing out in the kitchen.

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

3. What kind of problems does Kate believe there are?
(a) Those that are important and those that aren't.
(b) Those that you can solve and those you can't.
(c) Those that have no solution and those that solve themselves.
(d) Those that you should ignore and those that require attention.

4. Why was Alex told not to say "Walimai"?
(a) It is taboo to speak another's true name.
(b) Alex misunderstood the name.
(c) It is rude to speak another's true name.
(d) Alex mispronounced the name.

5. What has Professor LeBlanc spent the last several years pursuing?
(a) The Chupacabras.
(b) Sasquatch.
(c) Yeti.
(d) The Lock Ness monster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What women are in Mauro Carias' compound?

2. Why is Omayra Torres anxious to preserve the rainforest?

3. Why is Kate disappointed with the outcome of the expedition?

4. Who is Matuwe?

5. How does Kate teach Alex not to smoke?

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