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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a nahab?
(a) An Amazon native.
(b) A foreigner.
(c) A jaguar.
(d) A photographer.

3. What do Alex and Nadia do for the first time in public when they enter the Indian village?
(a) Dance.
(b) Take off all their clothes.
(c) Sing.
(d) Pray.

4. What women are in Mauro Carias' compound?
(a) His female army officers.
(b) His personal servants.
(c) His cooks.
(d) His wife and daughters.

5. What kills the first soldier to die?
(a) An anaconda.
(b) A poisoned dart.
(c) A python.
(d) A spear.

6. How does Nadia summon Walimai?
(a) By blowing into the amulet he gave her.
(b) By screaming in fear.
(c) By telelpathic communication.
(d) By sending a message tied to a bird.

7. Why does Mauro Carias keep a black jaguar imprisoned?
(a) To train for the circus.
(b) For his personal zoo.
(c) To show to guests.
(d) To sell to Europeans.

8. Which two members of the expedition are unafraid when they sense they are being followed?
(a) Ludovic Leblanc and Karakawe.
(b) Kate and Timothy Bruce.
(c) Cesar Santos and Nadia.
(d) Omayra Torres and Alex.

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

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

11. What visual illusion does Alex see that he had seen earlier in a dream?
(a) A sky with two suns.
(b) A sky with six moons.
(c) A city of gold.
(d) A baby dragon.

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

13. How does Mauro Carias usually travel?
(a) By boat.
(b) By private jet or plane.
(c) By mule team.
(d) By horseback.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nadia say the jaguar is for Alex?

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

3. What attacks Joel Gonzalez?

4. What object is the sign of authority in the Indian village?

5. What injury does Alex suffer?

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