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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of problems does Kate believe there are?
(a) Those that you should ignore and those that require attention.
(b) Those that you can solve and those you can't.
(c) Those that are important and those that aren't.
(d) Those that have no solution and those that solve themselves.

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

3. How do the Amazon natives feel about wealth?
(a) They see no life without wealth.
(b) They see no hope of wealth.
(c) They see no wealth in their future.
(d) They see no need for wealth.

4. Why is Mauro Carias anxious to capture the beast?
(a) He believes the beast will attract tourism.
(b) He believes the beast will be an interesting specimen to display.
(c) He believes the beast interferes with business in the Amazon basin.
(d) He believes the beast will be scientifically interesting.

5. Padre Valdomero knew his encounter with the beast was real, because ______________________ lingered.
(a) The memory.
(b) The terror.
(c) The odor.
(d) The sound.

6. What is Alex's weapon?
(a) A Swiss army knife.
(b) A machete.
(c) A pistol.
(d) An antique sword.

7. How does Lisa feel about Kate?
(a) She is bored by her.
(b) She worships her.
(c) She stays away from her.
(d) She's afraid of her.

8. What did the Amazon natives do with their captives in the past, according to Professor Leblanc?
(a) They ate them.
(b) They kept them as slaves.
(c) They made them rulers.
(d) They killed them.

9. Who is Boroba?
(a) Cesar Santos' pet macaw.
(b) A water spirit.
(c) Alex's pet dog.
(d) Nadia's pet monkey.

10. What practical joke does Alex recall Kate playing on him?
(a) She gave him chocolates filled with hot sauce.
(b) She gave him a leaky glass.
(c) She gave him a collapsing chair.
(d) She gave him an exploding candy bar.

11. Who is Rahakanarewa?
(a) A shaman.
(b) A spirit cannibal bird.
(c) A native Amazon chieftain.
(d) A talking parrot.

12. What item does Alex still have after Morgana's theft?
(a) His money.
(b) His flute.
(c) His passport.
(d) His lunch.

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

14. What does Morgana teach Alex by stealing his possessions?
(a) She teaches him to use drugs and relax.
(b) She teaches him to be generous and unafraid.
(c) She teaches him to be wary and less trusting.
(d) She teaches him to hate everyone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Alex believe Kate has too much of?

2. What opportunity does Kate advise Alex to never miss?

3. What does Captain Ariosto think of Father Valdomero?

4. What has Professor LeBlanc spent the last several years pursuing?

5. Padre Valdomero believes the Amazon natives are advanced on a _________________plane.

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