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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author most hope to convey through writing the book?
(a) a new way of life.
(b) the history of the Aborigine people.
(c) a new religion.
(d) a core spiritual truth.

2. What does Spirit Woman instruct the author to do that would help her dream?
(a) think.
(b) dance.
(c) laugh.
(d) sing.

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

4. What does the author refer to when she speaks of the one experience in Australia that has made her unhappy?
(a) the state of the Aborigines.
(b) the quality of the air.
(c) the abandonment of natural resources.
(d) the state of the education system.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the main character do for a living?

2. What does each day begin with on the walkabout?

3. How much of the bird is used by The Real People?

4. What does the author decide to do when Ooota takes the lead on the walkabout?

5. What did the author design in order to help young Aborigines to take a position and use their skills?

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