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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Matuwe?
(a) The Indian guide.
(b) Ludovid Leblanc's personal servant.
(c) Mauro Carias' foreman.
(d) Cesar Santos' daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are the People of the Mist described?

3. Why is a watch useless in the jungle?

4. How does Nadia summon Walimai?

5. What does an Indian hunter never eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the efforts of the expedition to lure the Indians with gifts and trinkets fail?

2. How does Ludovic Leblanc estimate the size of the Indian villages?

3. Why are Alex and Nadia not frightened by their encounter with the People of the Mist?

4. Why are watches and compasses of little use in the Amazon jungle?

5. Why does Alex believe that his sister Nicole would agree with Nadia's idea that the Beast should be spoken with?

6. What defeats most adventurers who go into the Amazon seeking riches?

7. Why do the People of the Mist keep boa constrictors as pets?

8. What does Nadia learn when she is the first to glimpse the Beast?

9. How do the kidnapping People of the Mist treat Alex differently than Nadia?

10. What causes the kidnappers to become angry with Nadia and how is the problem resolved?

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