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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. For what sports class did Jensen sign up in school?

2. How did William Doherty die?

3. Why does the mother in the social security office berate her daughter?

4. What types of people have hurt women the most?

5. What type of tree is the coyote tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Semai resolve their arguments?

2. What does Jensen write that current culture presupposes?

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. What happens when Jensen tries to wall off the pain from his foot while jumping?

5. What is the original meaning of the word "economics?"

6. What was Jensen's childhood like?

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

8. What is significant about Jensen's dream about the cranes?

9. What does Jensen wonder about the ladybug pupae feel?

10. In what ways does Jensen write in the chapter "The Safety of Metaphor" that the salmon and humans are similar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jensen refers in his chapter "Seeking a Third Way" to an incident when he spoke out against a woman who disciplined her child. Do you think that Jensen acted correctly? Should others do the same? Was the mother wrong? Why or why not?

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

What role do Jensen's school years play in his development?

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