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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young man tell Tribal Elder that he has found and killed and is preparing to bring it back to the tribe?
(a) a kangaroo.
(b) a dove.
(c) a rabbit.
(d) a lion.

2. What is The Real People's belief that illness and/or injury is an opportunity for?
(a) opportunity to learn more about medicine.
(b) opportunity to appreciate the gifts of existence.
(c) opportunity to release toxins.
(d) opportunity to discover what is wrong.

3. How is the author told to handle the pain she feels from the spinifex?
(a) wrap her feet.
(b) massage her feet.
(c) wash her feet in water.
(d) ignore the pain.

4. How long is a "walkabout"
(a) a three month trek.
(b) a year long trek.
(c) a six month trek.
(d) a one month trek.

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

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

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

8. What object does Tool Maker reconstruct while Ooota points out that the tribe does not make judgement of other peoples belief?
(a) an anvil.
(b) a crescent moon.
(c) a cross.
(d) a star.

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

10. Who does the driver introduce himself as when they arrive at the settlement?
(a) an American.
(b) the authors interpreter.
(c) a tribal elder.
(d) a leader in education.

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

12. What did the author design in order to help young Aborigines to take a position and use their skills?
(a) a training camp.
(b) a school.
(c) a church.
(d) a business.

13. What does the author notice about the state of the tribe?
(a) they are very healthy.
(b) they are very happy.
(c) they are very peaceful.
(d) they are very productive.

14. What does the author contemplate after she observs the healing of Great Stone Hunter?
(a) the nature of Chinese medicine.
(b) spa and beauty treatments.
(c) alternative healing practices.
(d) the nature of western medicine.

15. What do the Tribal People feel is the best way to heal from an injury?
(a) rush for assistance.
(b) slow down and contemplate.
(c) use telepathy to call in healers.
(d) call of nature for guidance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the body did Great Stone Hunter break?

2. What does the tribe engage in during the process of returning Great Stone Hunter to his original healthy state?

3. Where does a walkabout take place?

4. What does the author's unusual scent, and subsequent burial in the sand, an indicator of?

5. What is the name of the author's guide?

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