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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. Why was Alex disappointed after his rescue of Mokarita?

2. How do the People of the Mist react to Alex's Tarzan yell?

3. What killed the men who worked for Mauro Carias?

4. What does Cesar Santos do to the jaguar?

5. How does gossip claim Mauro Carias gathered gold flakes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What internal conflict does Alex experience when the kidnappers offer him masato to drink?

9. What worries Nadia and Alex about Karakawe's activities?

10. What defeats most adventurers who go into the Amazon seeking riches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the understanding of death among the Amazon natives. Use examples such as the presence of Walimai's wife, and the rite of unokaimu.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the opinions of the Amazon Indians toward the Nahab-- foreigners. What events have caused the People of the Mist and other Amazon Indians to hold those opinions?

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