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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. From whom did Jensen borrow the money for his bees?

2. Why does Jensen move to Spokane?

3. Why is Jensen leery of the talking stick?

4. With what disease was Jensen diagnosed?

5. When was the last time Jensen saw his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Under what circumstances did the plants become attuned to the brine shrimp?

2. What does Jensen mean when he says that he "died" to Crohn's disease?

3. Why does the Forest Service choose to give heart rot fungus to healthy trees?

4. What are two problems that Jensen identifies with violence?

5. What does Jensen say about intimacy?

6. What does Jensen learn through his dream about the Dreamgiver?

7. What does Jensen say is the real lesson of Jesus?

8. In the fairy tale Briar Rose, why does the king leave one of the Wise Women out of his feast?

9. What does Jensen's friend Dave think about his life?

10. Why did Jensen's bees die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the idea of the connectivity between progress (i.e. hot showers, automobiles, computers) and the destruction of the world. What do you believe it would take for us to stop harming the world by the way we are living? Is there any way for us to become at one with nature again? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jensen's relationship with his father. How did this relationship impact Jensen's life? How did it change when Jensen became and adult?

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