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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Dr. Swenson say she has no love?
(a) Local medical practices.
(b) Vogel.
(c) The white man's ways.
(d) Nosy researchers.

2. What do the Lakashi women eat?
(a) A small rodent.
(b) A small lizard.
(c) The bark of a tree.
(d) An indigenous purple plant.

3. Why does Swenson drop Marina's hammock onto the deck?
(a) She hears Marina's nightmare and thinks there is a snake in Marina's hammock.
(b) To wake up her and discourage her from going further.
(c) To test Marina's toughness.
(d) The rope breaks; it is not Dr. Swenson's fault.

4. How do the Lakashi women use the trees that produce the fertility compound?
(a) They brew a tea from the bark.
(b) They brew a tea from the leaves.
(c) They eat the soft bark.
(d) They pulverize the roots and eat the paste made from them.

5. What does Marina learn when she arrives in Manaus?
(a) Fox has called her twice.
(b) Her mother is ill.
(c) Her luggage is lost.
(d) Dr. Swenson is unavailable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marina feel in Manaus?

2. Why does Milton take Marina to his brother-in-law's store?

3. What does Marina do when she falls asleep?

4. Who are the Bovenders?

5. Who drives the boat that carries Dr. Swenson?

(see the answer key)

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