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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Tony?
(a) That Jock is avoiding Tony.
(b) That Jock is avoiding Brenda.
(c) That Brenda seems unaffected by John Andrew's death.
(d) That Brenda keeps her plans to spend the weekend at Veronica's.

2. What are the legal ramifications of John Andrew's death?
(a) There are no legal ramifications as it was obviously an accident so no investigation is necessary.
(b) The court rules negligence on Tony's part for allowing such a young boy to ride the hunt.
(c) The court rules Brenda as negligent.
(d) The court rules it an accident.

3. What is Brenda trying to get?
(a) Money from Mrs. Beave.
(b) Money out of Tony's estate.
(c) Money from John Beaver.
(d) Money from Reggie.

4. Where does Messinger want to go?
(a) To South America.
(b) To Port au Prince.
(c) To Florida.
(d) To the land of the Pie-Wie tribe.

5. What does Brenda ask about Tony's trip?
(a) If it is safe.
(b) If it is going to take six months for sure.
(c) Nothing.
(d) If it will be profitable.

6. Who arrives first at the meeting point for Tony and Milly?
(a) Milly.
(b) Jock.
(c) Tony.
(d) Two detectives.

7. Who is Mr. Todd?
(a) A frog that John Andew used to have.
(b) The lawyer for Tony's estate.
(c) A man Tony hallucinates into being.
(d) A man who has lived in the city called Amazonas for sixty years.

8. Who calls a family meeting of Brenda's family?
(a) No one.
(b) Brenda's mother.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Reggie.

9. What does Rosa say when Tony talks to her about going further on?
(a) Maybe if the rest of their group arrives.
(b) Her tribe does not go into Pie-Wie lands.
(c) It will cost many more cigarettes.
(d) They will but it will be very dangerous.

10. How does Tony's weekend farce turn out?
(a) Tony gets interested in Milly and actually hopes to date her.
(b) Successful.
(c) Not quite as successful as they had hoped, so he has to do it again.
(d) A total failure.

11. What does Jock tell Tony?
(a) He will not be back to Hetton.
(b) He cannot find Brenda.
(c) He and Brenda are about to board the train.
(d) That Tony should divorce Brenda.

12. Where is Tony at the opening to this chapter?
(a) On a luxury cruise liner in the Mediterranean.
(b) On a boat to Trinidad.
(c) Back at Hetton.
(d) In Paris.

13. What does Messinger hope to find now?
(a) The Pie Wie tribe.
(b) A way back to the Macushi.
(c) The city of gold.
(d) Medical help for Tony.

14. What does John Beaver ask his mother?
(a) If Brenda can live with her.
(b) If she can get Brenda to leave him alone.
(c) If she will buy him tickets to go to South America.
(d) If she has a job for Brenda.

15. How is Tony doing in the wake of Brenda's request to end their marriage?
(a) He is very angry and is contemplating killing her.
(b) He believes she will change her mind, so is not thinking about it.
(c) He is having a hard time.
(d) He is relieved it is finally over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is hard for Tony?

2. Why does the young woman become unfriendly to Tony?

3. What does Tony slip to the man who visits the camp?

4. What young woman does Tony meet?

5. What would Brenda's increased demands mean?

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