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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 unusual response is considered good manners after a meal in the Indian village?
(a) Burping.
(b) Giving thanks.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Vomiting.

2. What past experience caused Alex to feel similar danger?
(a) Kayaking the Grand Canyon gorge.
(b) Being lost in New York.
(c) Sky diving with his father.
(d) Climbing El Capitan.

3. What is Nadia's advice about mosquitoes?
(a) Wear layers of protective clothing.
(b) Let them attack.
(c) Kill them one at a time.
(d) Always wear insect repellent.

4. What is the jaguar fed?
(a) A side of beef.
(b) An iguana.
(c) A chihuahua.
(d) A live monkey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex believe are his own best qualities?

2. What is the expedition searching for?

3. What is the best moment of the river trip for Alex?

4. What is unokaimu?

5. What killed the men who worked for Mauro Carias?

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