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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On what river is Nate?
(a) Amazon.
(b) Coor.
(c) Paraguay River.
(d) Brazilian.
2. Who is Neva Collier?
(a) A missionary.
(b) A friend of Rachel Lane's.
(c) A friend of Nate's.
(d) Troy's last mistress.
3. Who are Libbigail Phelan Jeter and Mary Ross Phelan?
(a) Twins who receive a huge part of the Phelan estate.
(b) Twins who only receive one-hundred thousand each.
(c) Two women Hark tries to convince to let him represent them.
(d) Josh's sisters.
4. Why has Nate lost his other friends?
(a) Because he moved to another city.
(b) He never had any friends.
(c) Because he is gone so long.
(d) Through negligence and poor behavior.
5. To whom is the bulk of the estate left?
(a) Charity.
(b) Troy's dog.
(c) Ramble.
(d) Rachel.
6. What is the problem about leaving the place of the plane crash by boat?
(a) Nate is afraid of the water.
(b) Jevy is not sure there is enough gasoline for the trip.
(c) There is no boat.
(d) Jevy forgot the gas for the boat.
7. Why is Ramble an exception in the will?
(a) He actually loves his father.
(b) His dad actually loves him.
(c) He is incapacitated.
(d) He is still a minor.
8. Why does Jevy have to rock the boat?
(a) To get it off shore where it was stuck.
(b) To get the water out of it.
(c) To reset the propeller.
(d) To settle the outboard motor.
9. What is happening back in the States?
(a) It is time to read Troy's will.
(b) Troy's family have tried to find and destroy Troy's most recent will.
(c) Troy tells Josh to continue pretending Troy is dead.
(d) Troy has finally come out of his coma.
10. What happens to Rachel's mother?
(a) She kills herself.
(b) She disappears.
(c) She dies in a plane crash.
(d) She dies of cancer.
11. What does Nate do while Jevy goes to the trading post?
(a) Talking to the villagers.
(b) In a local motel asleep.
(c) In the crow's nest.
(d) Huddled in the boat trying to resist buying alcohol.
12. Why is a team of lawyers awaiting Phelan today?
(a) He plans to sign a new will.
(b) He wants to dole out his assets to his family before he dies.
(c) He is about to be arrested for tax fraud.
(d) He plans to takeover a rival company.
13. What does the autopsy on Troy reveal?
(a) That in addition to the brain tumor, he has several other tumors.
(b) That the brain tumor is considerably advanced.
(c) That the brain tumor could have been safely removed.
(d) That he does not have a brain tumor.
14. Why does Jevy go searching for Nate?
(a) He is worried about Nate.
(b) Nate owes him money.
(c) Jevy had been paid well to help Nate navigate the Pantanal and he intended to complete his mission.
(d) He wants to know if they are still leaving.
15. Why does a panel of psychiatrists examine Troy?
(a) To learn how a very wealthy person thinks.
(b) To make sure he is legally competent.
(c) Because he has become a recluse.
(d) To make sure he understands the charges against him.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what do Troy's family members anxiously await?
2. What does Hark Getty do concerning the Phelan will?
3. What is difficult about getting to the Pantanal?
4. What is the opening scene of Chapter 10?
5. What does Marco demand?
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