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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 kinds of feathers are found beneath the contour of other feathers on the bird?

2. Corn meal could be cast in the various directions to making offerings to the _________ for the Hopi and Pueblo Indians.

3. The author has heard of people saying that they want to get back in touch with __________, but he does not feel we are out of touch.

4. The ________ times are the times when there is a thinning of the veils between the worlds, between the physical and the spiritual.

5. What kind of animals calls to the author every morning, according to the introduction to the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a person first need in order to begin to understand how to predict events and occurrences in his life?

2. What is the relationship between predator and prey, as is described in this opening section of the book?

3. What is the reason for finding a bunch of feathers all at once, as the author explains to the reader?

4. How does the author suggest a person use feathers effectively in his own personal workings?

5. What do self knowledge and augury allow a person to do in his life, according to Andrews in the book?

6. Is it necessary to have a strong reason for looking up an animal within this book?

7. What makes the totem relationship different from other relationships to animals in one's life?

8. What are some examples of other fetishes which may help a person connect to his personal power?

9. What is the importance of the mating style of an animal when it comes to the interpretation of totems?

10. In the ancient history of the Native American tribes, what was the relationship between animals and people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author introduces the idea that the Creator put animals on the earth in order to teach and guide human beings.

Part 1: Do you agree that animals are here to teach and to guide human beings?

Part 2: Why do you think the author feels that animals are the messengers from a divine being?

Part 3: How do you think your life might change if you absolutely knew for certain that animals were created to bring messages to humans?

Essay Topic 2

The animal rites that the author suggests in this book can be intensified with knowledge and music.

Part 1: How do you feel about doing animal rites for a totem animal?

Part 2: Why do you think people do rites for animals they feel to be sacred?

Part 3: Do you think you would ever do a rite for an animal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Andrews points out that people also need to learn how to relax in relation to their lives so that they may find messages around them.

Part 1: Do you think relaxing is the only way for a person to connect to the environment around them?

Part 2: How do you attempt to connect to the environment around you? Or don't you?

Part 3: Do you feel that relaxing is an easy task to accomplish? What obstacles might be in your way?

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