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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object is the sign of authority in the Indian village?
(a) A pole made from emeralds and quartz.
(b) A jeweled belt.
(c) A jaguar cape.
(d) A yellow feather crown.

2. What does Nadia say the jaguar is for Alex?
(a) His dark side.
(b) His nemesis.
(c) His totemic animal.
(d) His look-alike.

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

4. What keeps Mokarita from being killed when he falls?
(a) Quick thinking.
(b) A braided liana vine.
(c) A ledge.
(d) A root.

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

6. How does Nadia describe the Beast?
(a) Three feet tall with hair that touches the ground.
(b) Five feet tall with glowing eyes.
(c) Seven feet tall with fingernails like butcher knives.
(d) Nine feet tall with claws like scimitars.

7. How does Ludovic Leblanc insult Omayra Torres?
(a) By calling her "Omayra".
(b) By calling her "Dr. Torres".
(c) By calling her "Senorita".
(d) By calling her "'Chica".

8. What unusual experience does Alex have with the black jaguar?
(a) The jaguar does not harm him.
(b) They communicate telepathically.
(c) They speak to each other.
(d) The jaguar purrs when Alex pets him.

9. Why does Mauro Carias keep a black jaguar imprisoned?
(a) To sell to Europeans.
(b) To train for the circus.
(c) For his personal zoo.
(d) To show to guests.

10. How does Alex save Nadia from the angry Indians?
(a) By threatening them.
(b) By playing the flute.
(c) By arguing in her behalf.
(d) By scaring them with his Tarzan yell.

11. Why is a watch useless in the jungle?
(a) Time is measured by hunger and satiation.
(b) Time is measured by sleeping and waking.
(c) Time is measured by dawns, tides, seasons, and rains.
(d) Time is measured by darkness and light.

12. What women are in Mauro Carias' compound?
(a) His female army officers.
(b) His cooks.
(c) His wife and daughters.
(d) His personal servants.

13. What do the Indians believe is the cause of individualism?
(a) Education.
(b) Madness.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) An independent spirit.

14. Why can't the expedition hope for rescue if they start back on foot?
(a) They can't walk that far.
(b) They can't be seen under the canopy.
(c) They can't find their way.
(d) They can't carry enough supplies.

15. What skill does Nadia claim in addition to her multilingualism?
(a) She says she can climb mountains.
(b) She says she can ride a unicycle.
(c) She says she can talk with animals.
(d) She says she can play the flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Alex disappointed after his rescue of Mokarita?

2. How are the People of the Mist described?

3. What is masato made from?

4. What is a nahab?

5. What resource do the Indians believe will contaminate their societies?

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