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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) He had seen it in a dream.
(b) It was more beautiful than he expected.
(c) It was cleverly concealed.
(d) It was smaller than he expected.

2. How many languages does Nadia speak?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Indians call their village?

2. What causes tension among the men on the expedition?

3. How does Mauro Carias usually travel?

4. How does Alex save Nadia from the angry Indians?

5. Why is the compass useless in the jungle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What response do Nadia and Alex get when they warn adults about the conspiracy to eradicate the Amazon Indians?

2. Why would pistols be of no use in defending against an attack by the People of the Mist?

3. What unexpected injury does Alex sustain while waiting to be rescued and how does it affect him?

4. How does Alex help Chief Mokarita?

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

6. What device do the People of the Mist use that enables them to climb trees easily?

7. Who are the People of the Mist?

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

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

10. How does Omayra Torres plan to persuade the Indians to accept vaccinations?

(see the answer keys)

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