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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Milton say he and Marina are like?
(a) The parents of the Bovenders.
(b) Soul mates.
(c) A couple of skeptics.
(d) Two old-fashioned people.

2. According to the Bovenders, how does Dr. Swenson view her apartment?
(a) As a place open to any visitors.
(b) As a sanctuary from the meddling of Vogel.
(c) As a burdensome necessity.
(d) As an oasis away from the jungle.

3. What does Fox mimic doing?
(a) Flying.
(b) Putting a ring on Marina's finger.
(c) Making love.
(d) Sleeping.

4. How long passes before the Bovenders contact Marina?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. What does Swenson say Barbara told her about Marina?
(a) That Marina plans to stay away from the jungle.
(b) That Marina believes Swenson is swindling Voge.
(c) That Marina was ill already.
(d) That Marina is a former student of Swenson's.

6. Where does Marina go to visit her father when she is a child?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Canada.
(c) Mexico.
(d) India.

7. What do the Bovenders decide to do with Marina until Dr. Swenson can be reached?
(a) Ignore her.
(b) Harrass her.
(c) Entertain her.
(d) Let her stay with them.

8. What does Marina learn to do with the local vendors?
(a) Bargain.
(b) Avoid them.
(c) Learn about the area from them.
(d) Ignore them.

9. Where does Marina get a dress for the opera?
(a) Barbara.
(b) She bought it at the only clothing store in town.
(c) She had brought one with her.
(d) She rents it.

10. Who is Milton?
(a) A representative from another drug company.
(b) Dr. Swenson's lover.
(c) The man who picks up Marina at the airport.
(d) A good friend of Anders.

11. What does Fox manipulate Marina into doing?
(a) Volunteering for field trials.
(b) Flying to Atlanta to talk with Anders' parents.
(c) Flying to Atlanta to talk with the CDC.
(d) Telling Karen about the death of her husband.

12. Why does Milton take Marina to his brother-in-law's store?
(a) To talk to him about Anders.
(b) For her to purchase supplies.
(c) To meet him.
(d) To look at a medical problem the man is having.

13. Where do Jackie, Barbara, Milton, and Marina go?
(a) To find Dr. Swenson.
(b) To the market fiesta.
(c) To the river.
(d) To the ocean.

14. How do the Bovenders talk about Dr. Swenson?
(a) With awe.
(b) With a condescending attitude.
(c) With fear.
(d) With casualness.

15. What does Jackie ask about the opera players?
(a) If Marina has ever heard this opera.
(b) Why anyone would want to listen to such music.
(c) Why a woman is playing the role of the lead man.
(d) Whether Marina went to the opera at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Anders Eckman?

2. What does Marina think of the opera house?

3. For how long has Anders been dead when Marina receives a letter from the Amazon?

4. What does Fox give Marina on the way to the airport?

5. What is implied in Swenson's story about Anders?

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