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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. Who do the Aborigines want to marry so that they can fully integrate into society?
(a) the Irish.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) white people.
(d) Europeans.

2. What is the special herbal tea drunk in celebration of?
(a) the fullness of the moon.
(b) the ending of a meal.
(c) the alignment of the stars.
(d) the authors acceptance into the tribe.

3. What do the tribe members reveal about their names?
(a) they are an indication of the individuals talent.
(b) they are ignored and seen as trite and insignificant.
(c) they are given by the gods.
(d) they were given upon birth.

4. What did the young girl of the tribe find and wear and then return to the earth?
(a) an animal hide.
(b) a twig.
(c) a leaf.
(d) a flower.

5. What does the disclaimer suggest is the genre of the book?
(a) non-fiction.
(b) a work of fiction.
(c) memoir.
(d) anthology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of performance does the author watch the natives perform?

2. Who is the author met by when she arrives?

3. How long was the drive across the desert?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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