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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10, 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man who reads the author's palm say about about the birth of the person she will meet'?
(a) their spirits were born under opposing stars.
(b) their spirits were born of the same moment and agreed to now meet.
(c) the birth of this person is a blessed event.
(d) their spirits are meant for a brief connection.

2. What is the author supposed to be honored for?
(a) her efforts to provide medical care to the Aborigines.
(b) her efforts to stop poverty.
(c) her efforts to eradicate illiteracy .
(d) her efforts to help disadvantaged Aborigines.

3. What happens after the young man arrives ?
(a) he is healed and the kangaroo is cooked.
(b) the kangaroo is healed.
(c) there is no kangaroo.
(d) the young man never arrives.

4. What is the "talent-name" the author gives herself?
(a) Bee Charmer.
(b) Fly Accepter.
(c) Icing Dream.
(d) Dung Collector.

5. What is symbolic of Western culture's emphasis on the unnecessary over the basic?
(a) cars and houses.
(b) spouses and children.
(c) clothes and jewelry.
(d) gravy and icing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the young man drink that makes him sick?

2. How does the state of the young Aboriginal people appear to the author?

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

4. What do the tribe members reveal about their names?

5. What has happened to the young man that has delayed his journey?

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