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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do the travelers eat that Alex has never seen as food?
(a) Insects.
(b) Fried alligator.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Roasted monkey.

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

10. Why does Cesar Santos believe the Amazon natives need no conversion?
(a) The Amazon natives are already converted.
(b) The Amazon natives are already spiritual.
(c) The Amazon natives are living on a higher plane.
(d) The Amazon natives are too ignorant to learn.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What opportunity does Kate advise Alex to never miss?

3. What is Kate's response to Alex's idea that the natives are primitive because they haven't invented the wheel?

4. What does the Amazon beast do when it encounters people?

5. How does Kate teach Alex not to smoke?

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