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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What are Phelan's assets approximately worth?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 11 billion.
(c) 11 million.
(d) 2 billion.
2. How much alcohol does Nate consume?
(a) A couple glasses of wine.
(b) Two beers.
(c) One and a half bottles of vodka.
(d) None.
3. What is difficult about getting to the Pantanal?
(a) It is hostile to Americans.
(b) It is only approachable by air.
(c) It is a forbidden area for foreigners.
(d) It is not approachable by land.
4. For what does Josh develop a strategy?
(a) For paying taxes on the estate.
(b) For dividing the estate evenly among the family members.
(c) For revealing his deceased client's wishes.
(d) For keeping the family off balance.
5. What happens to Rachel's mother?
(a) She dies of cancer.
(b) She kills herself.
(c) She disappears.
(d) She dies in a plane crash.
6. On what river is Nate?
(a) Coor.
(b) Amazon.
(c) Paraguay River.
(d) Brazilian.
7. What character is present in the opening of this story?
(a) Rachel Lane.
(b) Nate O'Reily.
(c) Troy Pelham.
(d) Josh Stafford.
8. What is difficult about navigating the secondary river?
(a) It has many whirlpools that spin the boat.
(b) Too many trees and other debris in the water.
(c) It is very narrow and shallow.
(d) It has many branches and the banks are flooded.
9. What does Nate remember he brought along with his luggage?
(a) A morse code transponder.
(b) A satellite phone.
(c) A portable laptop with a satellite card.
(d) An emergency locator beacon.
10. When do they take off on their flight?
(a) Christmas morning.
(b) New Year's day.
(c) New Year's eve.
(d) Christmas eve.
11. Where do they make an emergency landing?
(a) On the treetops.
(b) At a dirt airstrip.
(c) In the water.
(d) On a farm.
12. What is happening back in the States?
(a) Troy's family have tried to find and destroy Troy's most recent will.
(b) It is time to read Troy's will.
(c) Troy has finally come out of his coma.
(d) Troy tells Josh to continue pretending Troy is dead.
13. Why is a team of lawyers awaiting Phelan today?
(a) He is about to be arrested for tax fraud.
(b) He wants to dole out his assets to his family before he dies.
(c) He plans to takeover a rival company.
(d) He plans to sign a new will.
14. Why would the family's lawyers want the family to contest the will when it says anyone who contests it gets nothing?
(a) They are not the best lawyers in the world.
(b) They are greedy for retainer fees.
(c) They think the will is unjust.
(d) They would enjoy pitting themselves against the system.
15. What does Marco demand?
(a) Payment to get them off the island.
(b) Payment for his wrecked airplane.
(c) Payment for his dead cow.
(d) Payment for his wrecked boat.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do Nate and Jevy stop?
2. What is the opening scene of Chapter 10?
3. What does Phelan wear?
4. What is his state after drinking?
5. What is the surprising clause in Troy's final will?
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