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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the People of the Mist react to Alex's Tarzan yell?
(a) They gag him.
(b) They get angry.
(c) They run away.
(d) They laugh.

2. What does Alex discover for the first time that he likes to eat?
(a) Fish.
(b) Armadillo.
(c) Tapir.
(d) Snake.

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 more beautiful than he expected.
(c) It was smaller than he expected.
(d) It was cleverly concealed.

4. What does Alex say must be conquered before conquering a mountain?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Oneself.
(c) Fear.
(d) Opposition.

5. Why was Alex disappointed after his rescue of Mokarita?
(a) Nadia was not impressed.
(b) No one thanked him.
(c) He failed at the task.
(d) Mokarita was badly injured.

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

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

8. How does gossip claim Mauro Carias gathered gold flakes?
(a) By consulting a native shaman.
(b) By a giant magnet.
(c) By using a divining rod.
(d) By sending chickens to eat it.

9. What does an Indian hunter never eat?
(a) Food cooked by enemies.
(b) The flesh of his own victim.
(c) The flesh of an animal killed by another.
(d) Vegetables.

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

11. What is Kate's advice when she learns of the conspiracy to kill the Indians?
(a) Watch and wait.
(b) Turn back.
(c) Capture Mauro Carias' representatives.
(d) Arm yourselves.

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

13. Who do the Indian villagers believe "speak lies, do not know justice, and have power to stain souls?"
(a) Old women.
(b) Shamans.
(c) Beasts.
(d) Foreigners.

14. How does Kate overcome Ludovic Leblanc's objection to Nadia coming on the expedition?
(a) Kate threatens a lawsuit.
(b) Kate hires Nadia as her personal assistant.
(c) Kate refuses to go unless Nadia comes as well.
(d) Kate stages a sit-down strike until Nadia is accepted.

15. What does a killed person's spirit do to the killer, according to Indian legend?
(a) Calls to the killer in his sleep.
(b) Attaches itself to the killer's head.
(c) Haunts the killer's footsteps.
(d) Attaches itself to the killer's breastbone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Matuwe?

2. Why does Nadia refuse to stay behind when the expedition departs?

3. Which two members of the expedition are unafraid when they sense they are being followed?

4. What is masato made from?

5. What does Alex do with his glasses when he confronts the jaguar?

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