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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Professor Leblanc's opinion of the Amazon natives?
(a) They are the most savage on the planet.
(b) They are the most peaceful on the planet.
(c) They are the most intelligent on the planet.
(d) They are the best educated on the planet.

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

4. What practical joke does Alex recall Kate playing on him?
(a) She gave him chocolates filled with hot sauce.
(b) She gave him an exploding candy bar.
(c) She gave him a collapsing chair.
(d) She gave him a leaky glass.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is a surucucu?
(a) A poisonous spider.
(b) A poisonous snake.
(c) A poisonous frog.
(d) A poisonous lizard.

11. What is Kate proud that she has never done?
(a) Broken a bone.
(b) Worn a dress.
(c) Told a lie.
(d) Backed down from a dare.

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

13. How does Lisa feel about Kate?
(a) She's afraid of her.
(b) She worships her.
(c) She stays away from her.
(d) She is bored by her.

14. What is Kate's response to Alex's idea that the natives are primitive because they haven't invented the wheel?
(a) They have no need for wheels in their environment.
(b) They are indeed primitive, but kindly.
(c) There are many kinds of intelligence.
(d) They have much more sophisticated tools.

15. What Amazon fish grows to the size of a carpet?
(a) The piranha.
(b) The river dolphin.
(c) The flounder.
(d) The manta ray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rahakanarewa?

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

3. Who is described as looking like a stereotypical wild game hunter?

4. What do the travelers eat that Alex has never seen as food?

5. What does Morgana teach Alex by stealing his possessions?

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