2. Why does Alex enjoy mountain climbing?
(a) He likes to feel that he can control his body and his mind.
(b) He likes to breathe the clean air at high altitudes.
(c) He likes to spend time by himself.
(d) He likes to be away from the city.

3. Why are piranhas useful?
(a) They keep the Amazon free of garbage.
(b) They keep tourists out of the water.
(c) They eat algae.
(d) They frighten larger predators away.

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

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

6. What kind of problems does Kate believe there are?
(a) Those that you should ignore and those that require attention.
(b) Those that you can solve and those you can't.
(c) Those that are important and those that aren't.
(d) Those that have no solution and those that solve themselves.

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

8. Why does Kate believe the Amazon is dangerous to anthropologists?
(a) They lose their reason.
(b) They lose their composure.
(c) They lose their grants.
(d) They lose their way.

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

10. What has made Alex brave enough to swim in the Amazon without fear?
(a) His experience with Morgana.
(b) His experience with the snake.
(c) His experience with the river dolphin.
(d) His experience being lost in New York.

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

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

13. 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 wary and less trusting.
(d) She teaches him to be generous and unafraid.

14. 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.

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