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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the huts in the Indian village connected with one another?
(a) By telepathic communication.
(b) By a geometric pathway.
(c) By tunnels made of branches.
(d) By underground tunnels.

2. Why is a watch useless in the jungle?
(a) Time is measured by hunger and satiation.
(b) Time is measured by dawns, tides, seasons, and rains.
(c) Time is measured by sleeping and waking.
(d) Time is measured by darkness and light.

3. Why was Alex told not to say "Walimai"?
(a) Alex mispronounced the name.
(b) Alex misunderstood the name.
(c) It is rude to speak another's true name.
(d) It is taboo to speak another's true name.

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

5. What do the Indians believe is the cause of individualism?
(a) Madness.
(b) An independent spirit.
(c) Education.
(d) Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mauro Carias anxious to capture the beast?

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

3. What is Nadia's advice about mosquitoes?

4. What does Alex discover for the first time that he likes to eat?

5. What does Karakawe claim to be looking for when he is caught going through Omayra Torres' luggage?

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