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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does an Indian hunter never eat?
(a) The flesh of his own victim.
(b) The flesh of an animal killed by another.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Food cooked by enemies.

2. What do the Indians call their village?
(a) Our Home.
(b) The Eye of the World.
(c) The Center of the Universe.
(d) The Hearth of Time.

3. What do the Indians believe started life on earth?
(a) A turtle carrying the elixir of life from heaven.
(b) A tear falling from a dragon's eye.
(c) A drop of blood falling from the moon.
(d) A fountain of living water from a volcano.

4. What keeps Mokarita from being killed when he falls?
(a) A root.
(b) Quick thinking.
(c) A braided liana vine.
(d) A ledge.

5. What visual illusion does Alex see that he had seen earlier in a dream?
(a) A sky with six moons.
(b) A city of gold.
(c) A sky with two suns.
(d) A baby dragon.

6. What killed the men who worked for Mauro Carias?
(a) Yellow fever and snakebites.
(b) Malaria and yellow fever.
(c) Gunshot wounds and malaria.
(d) Snakebites and malaria.

7. What is Alex's responsibility as chief?
(a) Communication with the foreigners.
(b) Curing sickness.
(c) Doing battle.
(d) Rescuing the tribe.

8. What is masato made from?
(a) Berries and bark.
(b) Flower stems and petals.
(c) Chewed cassava and saliva.
(d) Roots and leaves.

9. What is the first hint that the Beast is nearby?
(a) His cry.
(b) His footsteps.
(c) His odor.
(d) His laugh.

10. What object is the sign of authority in the Indian village?
(a) A yellow feather crown.
(b) A jeweled belt.
(c) A pole made from emeralds and quartz.
(d) A jaguar cape.

11. What does Alex say must be conquered before conquering a mountain?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Fear.
(c) Oneself.
(d) Opposition.

12. What women are in Mauro Carias' compound?
(a) His female army officers.
(b) His cooks.
(c) His personal servants.
(d) His wife and daughters.

13. How does gossip claim Mauro Carias gathered gold flakes?
(a) By a giant magnet.
(b) By consulting a native shaman.
(c) By using a divining rod.
(d) By sending chickens to eat it.

14. What unusual experience does Alex have with the black jaguar?
(a) They speak to each other.
(b) The jaguar does not harm him.
(c) The jaguar purrs when Alex pets him.
(d) They communicate telepathically.

15. Who is Matuwe?
(a) Cesar Santos' daughter.
(b) The Indian guide.
(c) Mauro Carias' foreman.
(d) Ludovid Leblanc's personal servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kate paying Alex to do for her?

2. What attacks Joel Gonzalez?

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

4. How does Kate overcome Ludovic Leblanc's objection to Nadia coming on the expedition?

5. What resource do the Indians believe will contaminate their societies?

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