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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. What unusual experience does Alex have with the black jaguar?
(a) The jaguar does not harm him.
(b) The jaguar purrs when Alex pets him.
(c) They communicate telepathically.
(d) They speak to each other.

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

3. How does Nadia describe the Beast?
(a) Three feet tall with hair that touches the ground.
(b) Nine feet tall with claws like scimitars.
(c) Five feet tall with glowing eyes.
(d) Seven feet tall with fingernails like butcher knives.

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

5. Who does Alex see in vision?
(a) His father.
(b) Nadia.
(c) His mother.
(d) Cecilia Burns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who do the Indian villagers believe "speak lies, do not know justice, and have power to stain souls?"

3. What is a papagayo?

4. What is the first hint that the Beast is nearby?

5. What is Kate paying Alex to do for her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the People of the Mist look like?

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

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

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

6. How are Alex's mother and Nadia's mother alike?

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

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

9. What does Alex do to demonstrate his courage to the kidnappers, and what is the effect of his demonstration?

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

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