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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 does Bruce realize the Motilones are talking about when they describe something that God would come out of?

2. Why does Bobby go down river in Chapter 24 with two other Motilone?

3. Where do Bruce and Gloria eat when he comes to Bogota?

4. What do the Motilone say will happen when the tiger speaks and the spirits come out of the rocks?

5. What does Bruce's doctor tell him at the hospital in Tibu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Atabacadora and how is he healed?

2. What bothers Bruce about being with the Motilones?

3. What are two reasons that Bruce belived that the Motilones were the fastest example of development that had ever occurred in a primitive tribe?

4. What is the Motilone legend of the man who became an ant?

5. What game do the Yuko play that would upset the Motilones?

6. What happens on the third day after Bruce has walked into the jungle after leaving the hospital in Tibu.

7. What does Dr. Landinez suggest Bruce do about the rumors that are circulating?

8. What happens during the ceremony when Cobaydra becomes a man?

9. How does Bruce begin teaching Motilones how to read?

10. Why is Bruce angry when Graciano brought five people for medical attention?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the lack of hospitality that Bruce received from the missionaries to the hospitality that he received from Latin American families, a Catholic priest, university students, the Indians, and others. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, explain the analogy of the Motilone as a tree.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Bruce wonders if Christianity can be separate from culture. Using Bruce's arguments from the book, argue whether Bruce believes that people can become Christians without abandoning their culture.

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