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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 is the greatest danger in rock climbing?

2. What attacks Joel Gonzalez?

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

4. Why was Alex disappointed after his rescue of Mokarita?

5. What past experience caused Alex to feel similar danger?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the kidnapping People of the Mist treat Alex differently than Nadia?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Alex gains power during his initiation ceremony. What does he take from his father, his mother, and the jaguar? How is he different when the ceremony is concluded?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Alex's discovery of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado. How did it turn out to be as expected? How different?

Essay Topic 3

Which group do you think is more likely to ultimately cause harm to the People of the Mist, the Beasts, and the other Amazon Indians? Do the scientists or the entrepreneurs represent a greater danger?

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