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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 legend does Bruce use to tell the Motilones about Jesus?

2. What does Bruce hear when he and others are on the trail to Norecayra?

3. How long does the epidemic in Chapter 22 last?

4. Who is Bruce's doctor at the hospital in Tibu?

5. What does Bruce tell Gloria to do if she wants to help the Motilones?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Bruce do to entertain the children.

7. How does Bobby act when his daughter dies?

8. Why is everyone afraid when the tiger speaks?

9. What bothers Bruce about being with the Motilones?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ocdabidayna said, "Jesus Christ died for all the tribes of the world. Bobby is almost like Him. He died for the Motilones." Explain why Ocdabidayna could compare Bobby to Jesus and how Bobby's death helped the Motilones. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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