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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. How does Ludovic Leblanc insult Omayra Torres?
(a) By calling her "'Chica".
(b) By calling her "Dr. Torres".
(c) By calling her "Omayra".
(d) By calling her "Senorita".

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

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

4. What is unokaimu?
(a) A shaman.
(b) A purification rite for those who have killed.
(c) A dragon-like creature.
(d) A monkey.

5. What unusual response is considered good manners after a meal in the Indian village?
(a) Giving thanks.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Burping.
(d) Vomiting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the greatest danger in rock climbing?

2. What killed the men who worked for Mauro Carias?

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

4. Why does Ludovid Leblanc shave with bottled water?

5. Who does Alex see in vision?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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