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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 Motilone is named Colombian "Man of the Year"?

2. Bruce keeps thinking of an old gospel song. What things are mentioned in the song?

3. Where is Bobby's daughter taken when she becomes ill?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is everyone afraid when the tiger speaks?

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

4. What rule does an elderly chief suggest be followed whenever the Bible was read?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explain how the phrase "If you can't bear the cross, then you can't wear the crown" relates to Bruce's work among the Motilone. Use examples from Bruchko.

Essay Topic 3

Bruce had wanted to be a linguistics professor. Explain how Bruce's gift for languages and linguistics training helped in South America. Use examples from the book.

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