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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 Alex say must be conquered before conquering a mountain?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Opposition.
(c) Fear.
(d) Oneself.

2. What does an Indian hunter never eat?
(a) Food cooked by enemies.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) The flesh of an animal killed by another.
(d) The flesh of his own victim.

3. What is the jaguar fed?
(a) A side of beef.
(b) A live monkey.
(c) A chihuahua.
(d) An iguana.

4. 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.

5. Why was Alex disappointed after his rescue of Mokarita?
(a) He failed at the task.
(b) Mokarita was badly injured.
(c) Nadia was not impressed.
(d) No one thanked him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is masato made from?

2. What does Cesar Santos do to the jaguar?

3. What resource do the Indians believe will contaminate their societies?

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

5. Why is Alex surprised when he sees Tepuis, the home of the Gods?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are the People of the Mist?

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

5. How does Alex help Chief Mokarita?

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

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

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

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

10. Why are the travelers unable to move after their boat disappears?

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