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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injury does Alex suffer?
(a) A blow to the head from a monkey.
(b) A twisted ankle.
(c) A fall from a cliff.
(d) A bite from a fire ant.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What brings Nadia the respect of the People of the Mist?
(a) Her cheerful disposition.
(b) Her friendliness.
(c) Her amulet given by Walimai.
(d) Her ability to play the flute.

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

9. What kills the first soldier to die?
(a) A python.
(b) An anaconda.
(c) A poisoned dart.
(d) A spear.

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

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

12. Which two members of the expedition are unafraid when they sense they are being followed?
(a) Omayra Torres and Alex.
(b) Cesar Santos and Nadia.
(c) Ludovic Leblanc and Karakawe.
(d) Kate and Timothy Bruce.

13. Why were Nadia and Alex not kept under guard by the Indians?
(a) They had to follow or be lost in the jungle.
(b) They were too weak to run away.
(c) They wanted them to escape.
(d) They were enchanted.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alex see in vision?

2. What visual illusion does Alex see that he had seen earlier in a dream?

3. What does Alex fight in his initiation to manhood?

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

5. What do the Indians believe started life on earth?

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