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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 is the best moment of the river trip for Alex?
(a) Laughing with his grandmother.
(b) Swimming with a dolphin.
(c) Sleeping under the stars.
(d) Trying interesting new foods.

2. For what is the Rio Negro named?
(a) Its deadly snakes.
(b) Its obsidian.
(c) Its sediment.
(d) Its canopy of shade.

3. Who does Omayra Torres represent?
(a) A cabal of diamond dealers.
(b) The Venezuelan Secret Service.
(c) The National Health Service.
(d) International Geographic.

4. What does Kate believe is the only way to learn?
(a) Listen to your elders.
(b) Read about the achievements of others.
(c) Study the mistakes of others.
(d) Find out for yourself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Alex and Nadia do for the first time in public when they enter the Indian village?

2. Who do the Indian villagers believe "speak lies, do not know justice, and have power to stain souls?"

3. What does Nadia say the jaguar is for Alex?

4. What do the conspirators hope to get?

5. What do the Indians believe is the cause of individualism?

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