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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 do the geese do after the Gaddys' deaths?

2. What does the book Demonic Males say about rape?

3. What causes Jensen's dog to die?

4. In what sport does Jensen participate?

5. What is the essence of silencing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jensen take the two chicks to the coyote tree?

2. Why did the newspaper journalists believe that the Yanomame Indians were stupid?

3. Describe one of the ways in which Jensen says that humans justify their actions even if these actions are cruel or make no sense.

4. Why does Jensen want to blow up a dam?

5. What activities do Jensen's students participate in during his creative writing class and what is the purpose of these activities?

6. Describe a conversation of death.

7. In what way is high jumping therapeutic for Jensen?

8. How does Jensen come to be high jumping?

9. What is the coyote tree?

10. What role do the stars play in Jensen's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you agree with Jensen that money and the pursuit of money is the root of the problems with current society?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the interaction between the Maori Witi and Jensen. What does Witi hope to learn from Jensen? What is he trying to find out?

Essay Topic 3

In his chapter "Claims to Virtue," Jensen mentions that Jesus is a feminist of sorts. Search the Christian Bible for examples of Jesus' actions that may have lead Jensen to this conclusion. Describe what you find and explain if you agree or disagree with Jensen's belief.

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