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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 causes tension among the men on the expedition?
(a) Competition for publicity.
(b) Omayra Torres' beauty.
(c) Disrespect for one another.
(d) Competition for scientific data.

2. Why don't leeches cause pain?
(a) They are soft.
(b) They such blood gently.
(c) They inject an anesthetic when they bite.
(d) Their teeth are very thin.

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

4. Why were Nadia and Alex not kept under guard by the Indians?
(a) They were enchanted.
(b) They had to follow or be lost in the jungle.
(c) They were too weak to run away.
(d) They wanted them to escape.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the compass useless in the jungle?

2. What do the Indians believe is the cause of individualism?

3. What does a killed person's spirit do to the killer, according to Indian legend?

4. What does Mauro Carias offer to do for Nadia?

5. What do the Indians call their village?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Alex help Chief Mokarita?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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