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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the travelers eat that Alex has never seen as food?
(a) Insects.
(b) Fried alligator.
(c) Roasted monkey.
(d) Snakes.

2. Who does Alex envision as his future wife?
(a) Cecelia.
(b) Nadia.
(c) Nicole.
(d) Andrea.

3. Padre Valdomero knew his encounter with the beast was real, because ______________________ lingered.
(a) The sound.
(b) The odor.
(c) The memory.
(d) The terror.

4. What resource was taken most frequently from the rainforest during the 19th century?
(a) Wood.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Exotic birds.

5. What is the best moment of the river trip for Alex?
(a) Sleeping under the stars.
(b) Swimming with a dolphin.
(c) Trying interesting new foods.
(d) Laughing with his grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kate proud that she has never done?

2. Why does Alex refuse to eat tapir?

3. Why does Cesar Santos say the Amazon natives rejected Christianity?

4. What is Alex's weapon?

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

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