1. What does one of Jensen's scientific friends tell Jensen that would have to happen for her to believe that communication between species actually took place?

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

3. How do the Semai resolve their arguments?

4. What was Jensen's childhood like?

5. Describe a conversation of death.

6. What is the coyote tree?

7. Why does Jensen believe that Jesus was a feminist of sorts?

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

9. What does Jensen's nine-year-old friend tell him about the bushes in his yard?

10. What does Jensen list as some of the things that human being need?

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

In the chapter "Insatiability" a Maori asks Jensen about his motivation for working for the indigenous people. What is your opinion of Jensen's motivations? Do you believe they are pure? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the idea in the chapter entitled "Violence" that by not killing the goose earlier Jensen caused two deaths. How responsible do you feel that Jensen is for the death of the hen? Is he just as guilty as the goose? How does this idea translate into the idea of criminals set free to kill, rape or steal again? Are those who set him free just as guilty as the criminal?

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