Analysis

  In Tirio Chapter 6, Sara and Tirio are going to the airport to go to Manaus, in the Amazon, where they will go to the research camp.  Tirio's mind is preoccupied by his soche seche tente.  He is slowly showing signs that he is becoming Takunami, like when, on page 101, it says, "The potoo becomes a qui-ra; a bay owl, a kwanho; the blue-tailed bee-eater, a tsu-fle.  I am wondering why does we not want to live with Sara, or why is he just willing to through away his life as an american boy?

   In Tirio Chapter 7, Tirio waits for Sara and Juan Diego to fall asleep so that he can sneak out of the cabin to do his test.  After letting the caimans lead him, and after the motor on his boat dies, he sees all of the signs that indicate that it is time for his test to start.

 In Luka Chapter 6, we learn that Karara has not returned since Maha sent her away.  Meanwhile, Luka and Maha are preparing for Luka's test and one of the challenges is to lure a deadly spider, one that is more dangerous than a fer de lance.  We also learn that Luka's Paho saw the Punhana and soon after died.  

In Luka Chapter 7, Luka has just found out his Paho died and is having a very hard time processing it.  We also find out that he lived longer because of Karara.  We also learn that Maha was dissapointed in the fact that Karara came out a girl, so when it was time for Luka, Paho had to drink a potion to make sure it was a boy.  Paho then had an overdose, which was fatal.