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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the compass useless in the jungle?
(a) Magnetism makes the compass ineffective.
(b) It is impossible to travel in a straight line.
(c) True north can't be found.
(d) The sites are off the map.

2. What is Kate paying Alex to do for her?
(a) Carry her equipment.
(b) Do her laundry.
(c) Guide her through the forest.
(d) Fan her.

3. Why is Alex surprised when he sees Tepuis, the home of the Gods?
(a) He had seen it in a dream.
(b) It was cleverly concealed.
(c) It was smaller than he expected.
(d) It was more beautiful than he expected.

4. Who does Alex see in vision?
(a) Cecilia Burns.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Nadia.

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

6. What resource do the Indians believe will contaminate their societies?
(a) Oil.
(b) Quartz.
(c) Metal.
(d) Gemstones.

7. What is Alex's responsibility as chief?
(a) Rescuing the tribe.
(b) Doing battle.
(c) Communication with the foreigners.
(d) Curing sickness.

8. What does Alex fight in his initiation to manhood?
(a) A deadly snake.
(b) Fear.
(c) Tahama, the warrior.
(d) A jaguar.

9. Arriving at the home of the gods, what mythic character does Alex compare himself to?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Prometheus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Atlas.

10. Why does Ludovid Leblanc shave with bottled water?
(a) He is afraid of microbes.
(b) He is afraid of mercury from the gold mining.
(c) He is afraid of contamination from the logging.
(d) He is afraid of bacteria.

11. What attacks Joel Gonzalez?
(a) A caiman.
(b) A fresh water shark.
(c) An anaconda.
(d) A school of piranhas.

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

13. What killed the men who worked for Mauro Carias?
(a) Yellow fever and snakebites.
(b) Malaria and yellow fever.
(c) Snakebites and malaria.
(d) Gunshot wounds and malaria.

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

15. What is a papagayo?
(a) A fish.
(b) A snake.
(c) An exotic bird.
(d) A turtle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What women are in Mauro Carias' compound?

2. Why were Nadia and Alex not kept under guard by the Indians?

3. What does Alex discover for the first time that he likes to eat?

4. How does Nadia describe the Beast?

5. What kind of death does Kate say is preferable to others?

(see the answer keys)

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