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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 do the author and the tribesmen use as a means for fairly successful communication?
(a) tribal vocabulary.
(b) dance.
(c) sign language.
(d) writing.

2. Who are the author and driver met by when they arrive at the small settlement?
(a) two middle-aged women.
(b) a tribal elder.
(c) a middle-aged man.
(d) a little girl and her brother.

3. What does the author's unusual scent, and subsequent burial in the sand, an indicator of?
(a) long-held beliefs.
(b) long-held emotions.
(c) long-held injuries.
(d) long-held toxins.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does the tribe give the author?

2. What does Ooota tell her about all other types of communications?

3. What practice does the tribe never participate in?

4. What literary category does the book fall into?

5. What does the author understand the rituals to be considered?

(see the answer key)

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