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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Amazon beast do when it encounters people?
(a) It kidnaps them.
(b) It kills them.
(c) It destroys their homes and property.
(d) It teaches them a new language.

2. Why is Omayra Torres anxious to preserve the rainforest?
(a) She believes most medicinal plants haven't yet been discovered.
(b) She believes the native inhabitants deserve to live in their own habitat.
(c) She believes its beauty belongs to the world.
(d) She believes the largest diamonds have yet to be discovered.

3. What effect does the Amazon beast have on humans around him?
(a) They never recover from the shock.
(b) They faint or are paralyzed from his odor.
(c) Their memories are wiped and they forget having seen him.
(d) They are hypnotized.

4. What resource was taken most frequently from the rainforest during the 19th century?
(a) Wood.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Exotic birds.

5. Why does Cesar Santos believe the Amazon natives need no conversion?
(a) The Amazon natives are already converted.
(b) The Amazon natives are already spiritual.
(c) The Amazon natives are too ignorant to learn.
(d) The Amazon natives are living on a higher plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Omayra Torres represent?

2. Who is the photographer for the expedition?

3. What is a surucucu?

4. Who does Alex envision as his future wife?

5. What practical joke does Alex recall Kate playing on him?

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