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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Nadia refuse to stay behind when the expedition departs?
(a) She wants to stay with Alex.
(b) She wants to have an adventure.
(c) She wants to be near her father.
(d) She is afraid of Mauro Carias.

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

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

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

6. What is masato made from?
(a) Roots and leaves.
(b) Berries and bark.
(c) Chewed cassava and saliva.
(d) Flower stems and petals.

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

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

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

10. What causes tension among the men on the expedition?
(a) Disrespect for one another.
(b) Competition for scientific data.
(c) Omayra Torres' beauty.
(d) Competition for publicity.

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

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

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

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

15. How does Nadia summon Walimai?
(a) By screaming in fear.
(b) By telelpathic communication.
(c) By blowing into the amulet he gave her.
(d) By sending a message tied to a bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ludovid Leblanc shave with bottled water?

2. How did the Indians get their name?

3. What brings Nadia the respect of the People of the Mist?

4. Why do the Mormon missionaries turn back from the expedition?

5. Why can't the expedition hope for rescue if they start back on foot?

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