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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 does Alex hope to get on the trek with Walimai?
(a) A map back to camp.
(b) Three crystal eggs.
(c) Medicine for his mother.
(d) New friends.

2. What practical joke does Alex recall Kate playing on him?
(a) She gave him chocolates filled with hot sauce.
(b) She gave him an exploding candy bar.
(c) She gave him a leaky glass.
(d) She gave him a collapsing chair.

3. How are the People of the Mist described?
(a) Dark and menacing.
(b) Small and sweet-smelling.
(c) Tall and graceful.
(d) Thin and foul-smelling.

4. What is unokaimu?
(a) A purification rite for those who have killed.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A shaman.
(d) A dragon-like creature.

5. What do the Amazon natives regard as worse than death?
(a) Torture.
(b) Having one's soul stolen.
(c) Separation from the tribe.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kate believe is the only way to learn?

2. Why does Alex refuse to eat tapir?

3. Who does Alex see in vision?

4. What is Alex's responsibility as chief?

5. What unusual response is considered good manners after a meal in the Indian village?

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