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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author told about how the Aborigines in Australia are regarded?
(a) they are needy, beggers, and thieves.
(b) they are astute, responsible, and self-reliant.
(c) they are dangerous, loud, violent.
(d) they are unintelligent, unreliable, and a dying race.

2. What are the members of the tribe working together to create?
(a) a boat.
(b) shelter.
(c) a meal.
(d) a garden.

3. What name does the tribe give the author?
(a) Mutant.
(b) Bee Keeper.
(c) Story Teller.
(d) Sewing Master.

4. What do the tribesman cook that the author thinks she cannot eat?
(a) a snake.
(b) a kangaroo.
(c) spiders.
(d) a white worm.

5. What does the author immediately suffer injuries to from thorny grass called spinifex?
(a) her face.
(b) her feet.
(c) her shoulders.
(d) her calves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author begin to understand she is respecting about the land and the people of Australia?

2. What kind of narrative is the book?

3. What does the author sleep on after they all share a special herb tea?

4. What does the disclaimer suggest is the genre of the book?

5. What does the author watch in horror as it burns?

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