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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Denal brought that no one else had thought to bring?

2. Why had the monk come?

3. What did the group stumble upon?

4. What language was on the door that had been uncovered?

5. How far does the carbon dating on the ruins precede the Incas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why hadn't the Inca captors stripped the man of his cross and robe?

2. What similarity did all the different tribes share?

3. What similarities were between the hotel robbery and the one at the lab?

4. Why did the underground structure moan?

5. How did Denal save Maggie? How did she respond to this?

6. What was the Monk's final act, and why did he do it?

7. How did Gil feel when he was speaking to the well dressed man?

8. Why did Otera think he would like to hear the American kid beg for his life?

9. What had Francisco done to the cross?

10. Why had the Spaniards come to the jungle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maggie exploits Denal's knowledge of the silver and gold room to get across the room safely. How did Maggie know that Denal knew the secret to the room? How did she get him to reveal this secret to her? Was this fair, and understandable on her part? How or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Incan sacrifice of children. Is this practice understandable when immortality is taken into consideration? How or why not? Why is it hard to admit that it could be acceptable?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Norman's reaction to Denal being taken by Otera. How did he feel about his first reaction? What did Norman become determined to do, and why? How did he make up for his initial response, and what was Denal's reaction?

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