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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marina think Swenson is implying when talking about Anders?
(a) That Marina will quit the jungle after a couple days.
(b) That Marina does not care about the Lakashi.
(c) That Anders is alive.
(d) That Marina will not be able to live up to Anders' competency.

2. What else besides fertility do the trees affect?
(a) Protect against most cancers.
(b) Protect against dengue fever.
(c) Cause growth spurts.
(d) Protect against malaria.

3. Why is the only thing that grows near the fertility trees a type of hallucinogenic mushroom?
(a) The fertility trees have such a thick canopy that sun does not get to the earth to promote other growth.
(b) The fertility trees poison the ground around them.
(c) The hallucinogenic mushrooms poisons the ground.
(d) The fertility trees need a very acidic soil to thrive and not much else can grown in such an environment.

4. What does Marina do when she falls asleep?
(a) Dreams of cocodiles in the boat.
(b) Dreams of her father.
(c) Dreams of Anders.
(d) Dreams of home.

5. Who drives the boat that carries Dr. Swenson?
(a) Easter.
(b) Dr. Swenson.
(c) Marina.
(d) A hired pilot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Swenson drop Marina's hammock onto the deck?

2. How old does Dr. Swenson think Easter is?

3. When does Dr. Rapp study in the Amazon basin?

4. Who is likely Hummocca?

5. What do the Lakashi women eat?

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