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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Amazon natives feel about wealth?
(a) They see no life without wealth.
(b) They see no need for wealth.
(c) They see no wealth in their future.
(d) They see no hope of wealth.

2. Who does Walimai travel with?
(a) His macaw which talks.
(b) His jaguar which guards him.
(c) His spirit guide.
(d) His wife who is dead.

3. Which of Kate's habits are bad for her health?
(a) Drinking vodka and refusing to exercise.
(b) Refusing to exercise and forgetting to eat.
(c) Drinking vodka and smoking a pipe.
(d) Smoking a pipe and forgetting to eat.

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

5. What does Kate give Alex to replace the losses from Morgana's theft?
(a) Sincere sympathy.
(b) His grandfather's flute.
(c) Her old camera.
(d) Money for the trip.

6. Why do the Mormon missionaries turn back from the river trip?
(a) They are both sick.
(b) They have been rejected by the natives.
(c) They are both exhausted.
(d) They are both frightened.

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

8. Padre Valdomero believes the Amazon natives are advanced on a _________________plane.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Physical.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Spiritual.

9. How does Kate help Alex prepare for their expedition to the Amazon?
(a) She doesn't pick him up at the airport.
(b) She prepares him exotic dishes.
(c) She takes away his cell phone and music player.
(d) She makes him do calesthenics.

10. Why is Omayra Torres anxious to preserve the rainforest?
(a) She believes most medicinal plants haven't yet been discovered.
(b) She believes its beauty belongs to the world.
(c) She believes the native inhabitants deserve to live in their own habitat.
(d) She believes the largest diamonds have yet to be discovered.

11. What was Karakawe hired to do for Ludovic Leblanc?
(a) Fan him.
(b) Cook for him.
(c) Guide him.
(d) Lead him.

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

13. What item does Alex still have after Morgana's theft?
(a) His money.
(b) His flute.
(c) His passport.
(d) His lunch.

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

15. What is Ludovic Leblanc's profession?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Anthropologist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Entrepreneur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident causes Alex to become angry and demolish his own bedroom?

2. Why does Alex enjoy mountain climbing?

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

4. What does Alex believe are his own worst qualities?

5. How long does Ludovic Leblanc estimate it will take to trap the beast?

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