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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the main character do for a living?
(a) business woman.
(b) graphic designer.
(c) teacher.
(d) health care practitioner.

2. What does the author marvel at as she releases the pain of walking and walks into the Outback?
(a) the circling falcon and sips of water.
(b) the rise of the land in front of her.
(c) Ooota and his people.
(d) the sky and the plains.

3. How does the state of the young Aboriginal people appear to the author?
(a) marrying young and raising children.
(b) sad but coping through education and programs.
(c) intoxicated on alcohol and drugs.
(d) acclimated to their surroundings.

4. What does the man who reads the author's palm tell her about why she has come to Australia?
(a) to realize she loves her home and must return.
(b) to fulfill her destiny.
(c) to fulfill the destiny of the Aboriginal people.
(d) to become a humanitarian.

5. How long was the drive across the desert?
(a) ten hours.
(b) four hours.
(c) two hours.
(d) five hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the main character of the book?

2. What is the name of the author's guide?

3. What does the author hope will help the reader understand the core message of the book?

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

5. Who does the man who reads the author's palm say she will meet while she is in Australia?

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