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

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

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

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

6. How does one judge the size of a reptile?
(a) By the number of scales.
(b) By the distance between the eyes.
(c) By the size of its fangs.
(d) By the number of coils.

7. What opportunity does Kate advise Alex to never miss?
(a) An opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
(b) An opportunity to offer his opinion.
(c) An opportunity to express himself.
(d) An opportunity to learn.

8. Why does Alex refuse to eat tapir?
(a) He believes they are like rats.
(b) He believes they are holy.
(c) He believes they are disgusting.
(d) They remind him of his dog.

9. What does Kate believe is the only way to learn?
(a) Listen to your elders.
(b) Read about the achievements of others.
(c) Study the mistakes of others.
(d) Find out for yourself.

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

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

12. What does Captain Ariosto think of Father Valdomero?
(a) He thinks Father Valdomero is crazy.
(b) He thinks Father Valdomero is a genius.
(c) He thinks Father Valdomero is evil.
(d) He thinks Father Valdomero is a saint.

13. Who is Rahakanarewa?
(a) A talking parrot.
(b) A spirit cannibal bird.
(c) A shaman.
(d) A native Amazon chieftain.

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

15. What is Alex's weapon?
(a) An antique sword.
(b) A machete.
(c) A Swiss army knife.
(d) A pistol.