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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the tribe agree is their camel prey, according to their telepathy skills?
(a) young male offspring.
(b) elderly male.
(c) elderly female.
(d) young female.

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

3. What does the author learn about the communication between all living things?
(a) there is a spiritual center.
(b) there is mass communication available at all times.
(c) no one is capable of mental telepathy.
(d) there is an inter-relationship.

4. Where does the author arrive at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) the Sydney airport.
(b) a friend's house in Australia.
(c) a hotel in Australia.
(d) the Outback.

5. How do some of the tribal people feel about sitting across from the "mutant"?
(a) happy.
(b) resentful.
(c) reluctant.
(d) angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of narrative is the book?

2. What two groups does the tribe separate into upon hearing the news of the young man?

3. What spiritual man do the tribes people discuss, whose presence, name, and mission are known to the tribe?

4. What sort of creatures surround the author and cleanse her body of dead skin, her nose of obstructions, and her ears of wax?

5. How long was the drive across the desert?

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