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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the conspirators hope to get?
(a) Gold and oil.
(b) Rubber and emeralds.
(c) Emeralds and diamonds.
(d) Diamonds and wood.

4. Who does Omayra Torres represent?
(a) International Geographic.
(b) The Venezuelan Secret Service.
(c) The National Health Service.
(d) A cabal of diamond dealers.

5. Padre Valdomero knew his encounter with the beast was real, because ______________________ lingered.
(a) The terror.
(b) The sound.
(c) The memory.
(d) The odor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex believe are his own worst qualities?

2. Why is Mauro Carias anxious to capture the beast?

3. What has made Alex brave enough to swim in the Amazon without fear?

4. Why does Alex enjoy mountain climbing?

5. How long does Ludovic Leblanc estimate it will take to trap the beast?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have the Amazon Indians escaped enslavement and destruction?

2. What does Morgana take from Alex, and what does she give him?

3. What kinds of problems does Kate believe there are?

4. How did Nadia become multilingual?

5. How does Kate show love for Alex in spite of her apparent disregard for his well-being?

6. Why is Alex's dog, Poncho, unusual?

7. Why does Kate employ harsh teaching methods with Alex?

8. Why was Padre Valdomero's village burned to the ground?

9. Why is Mauro Carias anxious to capture the Beast?

10. Why does Kate believe that the Indians of the Amazon are indeed civilized?

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