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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. Why does Marina go back to the boat?
(a) To see if her mosquito netting is still there.
(b) To thank the pilot.
(c) To find Dr. Swenson.
(d) To get her suitcase.

2. Why does Marina perform under the supervision of Dr. Swenson?
(a) A delicate lab experiement.
(b) Surgery to removed a large skin cancer.
(c) A C-section.
(d) An appendectomy.

3. How does Swenson help Marina let go of Marina's past?
(a) By telling Marina Dr. Swenson did the same thing once.
(b) By talking to her about her mistake with the baby she blinds.
(c) By telling her the future can forgive the past.
(d) She is not able to help Marina.

4. How does Barbara make an almost-fatal error?
(a) She gets the boat grounded in a dangerous area.
(b) She leads Mr. Fox to the Hummocca tribe.
(c) She allows several of the Hummocca tribal members on the boat.
(d) She does not bring enough gas along on the trip.

5. Where does Easter take Marina?
(a) To eat something in the communal kitchen.
(b) To a cot in a storage area.
(c) To show her where the bathrooms are.
(d) To meet the tribal chief's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marina go daily to the Martins?

2. Who chose the interns who accompanied Dr. Rapp?

3. How are the Lakashi characterized as far as study subjects?

4. What does Swenson want of Marina?

5. To what does Dr. Swenson admit about accompanying the tribe into the deep jungle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Swenson do immediately upon arriving and who helps Marina?

2. What awakens Marina during the night and what does she do?

3. What does Marina learn about the Martins and Rapps?

4. What does Swenson tell Marina about Easter?

5. What happens during the siesta that makes Swenson dump Marina on the deck?

6. Who does Marina write' how is the letter to be posted, and what letters does Easter keep giving her?

7. What is the situation with Swenson's pregnancy?

8. How does Marina feels as the boat pulls up to the dock where the Lakashi are and how do they greet the arrivals?

9. What does Easter do that upsets Marina and how does Swenson react?

10. Who are on the boat going to the trading post?

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