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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. What surprises the explorers about the women in town?
(a) The women are physically strong.
(b) The women speak English.
(c) The women show no fear.
(d) The women are dressed like men.

2. What does Vandyck believe is the men's best hope for freedom?
(a) Learning the local language.
(b) Befriending the women.
(c) Giving the women their valuables.
(d) Escaping at night.

3. What do Alima, Celis and Ellador give the men in Chapter 4?
(a) A map.
(b) Knives.
(c) A matchbook.
(d) Food.

4. What intrigues Vandyck as he and his party travel upstream in Chapter 1?
(a) The guides' conversations.
(b) The color of the water.
(c) The high cliffs that surround them.
(d) Something that sounds like yelling coming from the jungle.

5. In their escape in Chapter 3, what do the men use as a cutting implement?
(a) A broken metal tray.
(b) A shard of broken glass.
(c) A pair of scissors.
(d) A knife stolen by Terry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author complete before her death?

2. As far as Terry is concerned, what are the only women worth knowing?

3. Which activity is used by the guards to pass time?

4. What does Terry note about the women who meet the men in the center of town?

5. Where do the explorers suppose the men of the society live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Terry do to prepare for the expedition?

2. What do the men note about the town in Chapter 2?

3. What was Gilman's childhood like?

4. Why did the women's society discard their pantheistic gods of war?

5. What do the men see from the plane in Chapter 1?

6. What spurred Gilman to leave her first marriage?

7. What do the men think of the games that the guards play?

8. Why did Gilman take her own life?

9. What punishment do the men receive for their escape attempt?

10. What is awaiting the men when they awake and leave their room in Chapter 3?

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