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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mauro Carias anxious to capture the beast?
(a) He believes the beast will be scientifically interesting.
(b) He believes the beast will be an interesting specimen to display.
(c) He believes the beast interferes with business in the Amazon basin.
(d) He believes the beast will attract tourism.

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

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

4. What does the Amazon beast do when it encounters people?
(a) It kills them.
(b) It kidnaps them.
(c) It teaches them a new language.
(d) It destroys their homes and property.

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

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

7. What does Morgana teach Alex by stealing his possessions?
(a) She teaches him to use drugs and relax.
(b) She teaches him to hate everyone.
(c) She teaches him to be generous and unafraid.
(d) She teaches him to be wary and less trusting.

8. Who is described as looking like a stereotypical wild game hunter?
(a) Cesar Santos.
(b) Timothy Bruce.
(c) Ludovic Leblanc.
(d) Joel Gonzalez.

9. What does Rahakanarewa predict for the expedition?
(a) They will enjoy the trip.
(b) All will die.
(c) Several will die.
(d) They will succeed.

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

11. What negative quality does Kate see in Alex?
(a) Dishonesty.
(b) Cruelty.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Fear.

12. How long does Ludovic Leblanc estimate it will take to trap the beast?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three years.

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

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

15. What are the visible activities in Santa Maria de la Lluvia?
(a) Waiting and smuggling exotic birds.
(b) Cooking and waiting.
(c) Smuggling exotic birds and diamond hunting.
(d) Diamond hunting and waiting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What practical joke does Alex recall Kate playing on him?

2. What does Alex believe are his own best qualities?

3. How does Lisa feel about Kate?

4. What does Kate believe is the only way to learn?

5. What did the Amazon natives do with their captives in the past, according to Professor Leblanc?

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