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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 does Nadia say the jaguar is for Alex?
(a) His look-alike.
(b) His dark side.
(c) His nemesis.
(d) His totemic animal.

2. What killed the men who worked for Mauro Carias?
(a) Yellow fever and snakebites.
(b) Snakebites and malaria.
(c) Malaria and yellow fever.
(d) Gunshot wounds and malaria.

3. 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 threatens a lawsuit.
(c) Kate hires Nadia as her personal assistant.
(d) Kate stages a sit-down strike until Nadia is accepted.

4. What keeps Mokarita from being killed when he falls?
(a) Quick thinking.
(b) A root.
(c) A ledge.
(d) A braided liana vine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people form the expedition at the beginning?

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

3. What kind of death does Kate say is preferable to others?

4. What injury does Alex suffer?

5. What attacks Joel Gonzalez?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What worries Nadia and Alex about Karakawe's activities?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Nadia convinced that Karakawe is Mauro Carias' co-conspirator?

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