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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 is Atabacdora injured in Chapter 19?

2. What did the Motilone believe that Bruce was when he came to the jungle?

3. Who had planned to kill Bruce when he was with the Motilone the first time and Bruce felt compelled to escape?

4. How does Bruce get around the problem of not being able to make a pact with Bobby?

5. When Bruce goes to Bogota during the rain storm, what does Bruce bring to send to a friend in the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Motilones do during an average day?

2. How does Bruce get money to pay for drugs for a measles epidemic?

3. What bothers Bruce about being with the Motilones?

4. How does Bobby act when his daughter dies?

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

6. Why do the Motilone not shoot any man or animal who is about to die a natural death?

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

8. What does Bruce do to entertain the children.

9. Describe Bobby's funeral.

10. Why is everyone afraid when the tiger speaks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, explain how the land affects the people who live and travel in the Colombian jungles.

Essay Topic 3

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

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