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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. How long does Bobby mourn after his daughter dies?

2. What legend does Bruce use to tell the Motilones about Jesus?

3. Why does Graciano bring people to Iquiacarora?

4. What is Gloria studying in Bogota when she meets Bruce?

5. How does Bruce meet Gloria?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bruce discover that the Motilone language is a tonal language?

2. How does Bruce persuade the witch doctor to use medicine for the pinkeye epidemic?

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

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

5. Who is Odo and why does Bobby take care of him?

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

7. Why are two men shouting on the trail when Bruce and others near Norecayra?

8. After meeting with Gloria's mother in Chapter 24, why does Bruce not go back to Tibu.

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

10. How does Bobby act when his daughter dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, explain why Bruce believes in providence, or that everything that happens to him, good or bad, is direct guidance from God. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

The Motilone believe that there is a connection between God and medicine. Using examples from the book, explain why the Motilones believe that God is just as or more important than the medication itself.

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