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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. What Amazon fish grows to the size of a carpet?
(a) The flounder.
(b) The manta ray.
(c) The piranha.
(d) The river dolphin.

2. How does Mauro Carias usually travel?
(a) By boat.
(b) By mule team.
(c) By private jet or plane.
(d) By horseback.

3. What causes tension among the men on the expedition?
(a) Disrespect for one another.
(b) Omayra Torres' beauty.
(c) Competition for scientific data.
(d) Competition for publicity.

4. What are the invisible activities in Santa Maria de la Lluvia?
(a) Diamond hunting and waiting.
(b) Smuggling birds, drugs, and weapons.
(c) Cooking and waiting.
(d) Waiting and smuggling exotic birds.

5. What does Alex do with his glasses when he confronts the jaguar?
(a) Cleans them to see better.
(b) Gives them to Nadia to hold.
(c) Puts them on.
(d) Takes them off, then breaks them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arriving at the home of the gods, what mythic character does Alex compare himself to?

2. What is the first hint that the Beast is nearby?

3. What do the Indians believe started life on earth?

4. What object is the sign of authority in the Indian village?

5. What keeps Mokarita from being killed when he falls?

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