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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 Professor Leblanc's opinion of the Amazon natives?
(a) They are the most peaceful on the planet.
(b) They are the best educated on the planet.
(c) They are the most savage on the planet.
(d) They are the most intelligent on the planet.

2. Why were Nadia and Alex not kept under guard by the Indians?
(a) They were too weak to run away.
(b) They wanted them to escape.
(c) They had to follow or be lost in the jungle.
(d) They were enchanted.

3. Why does Alex enjoy mountain climbing?
(a) He likes to breathe the clean air at high altitudes.
(b) He likes to spend time by himself.
(c) He likes to be away from the city.
(d) He likes to feel that he can control his body and his mind.

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

5. Why does Nadia refuse to stay behind when the expedition departs?
(a) She wants to be near her father.
(b) She wants to stay with Alex.
(c) She wants to have an adventure.
(d) She is afraid of Mauro Carias.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex say must be conquered before conquering a mountain?

2. What women are in Mauro Carias' compound?

3. What are the invisible activities in Santa Maria de la Lluvia?

4. What does Alex believe are his own worst qualities?

5. What quality does Alex believe Kate has too much of?

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