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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. Who is Boroba?
(a) Nadia's pet monkey.
(b) A water spirit.
(c) Alex's pet dog.
(d) Cesar Santos' pet macaw.

2. What are the invisible activities in Santa Maria de la Lluvia?
(a) Diamond hunting and waiting.
(b) Waiting and smuggling exotic birds.
(c) Smuggling birds, drugs, and weapons.
(d) Cooking and waiting.

3. What did a python do to end up as a trophy on Kate's wall?
(a) It ate her camera.
(b) It scared away her guide.
(c) It frightened her.
(d) It ate her Pekinese.

4. What does Alex believe are his own best qualities?
(a) Wisdom and logical thinking.
(b) Kindness and generosity.
(c) Patience and humility.
(d) Courage and clear thinking.

5. What is the expedition searching for?
(a) A humanoid beast.
(b) The headwaters of the Amazon.
(c) Medicinal plants.
(d) The lost city of El Dorado.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What negative quality does Kate see in Alex?

3. Who is conspiring with Mauro Carias to kill the Amazon natives?

4. Why do the Mormon missionaries turn back from the river trip?

5. For what is the Rio Negro named?

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