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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even though the author knows that the move to Australia would be a major change, what does she realize about the opportunity?
(a) she's not completely invested in the work.
(b) she's never going to make enough money.
(c) she's never going to leave her career.
(d) she's never going to have a chance like this again.

2. What is beginning to ease for the author?
(a) the fear of being with strangers.
(b) the pain in her feet.
(c) the cold of the air against her skin.
(d) the feeling of loneliness.

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

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

5. What does everyone else do when Tribal Elder falls silent?
(a) everyone follows suit.
(b) everyone begins to talk.
(c) everyone begins to worry.
(d) everyone stands.

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

7. What is the only indication of injury that the Great Stone Hunter bears the morning after?
(a) he is depressed.
(b) a fine, dark scar.
(c) panic and anxiety.
(d) nausea.

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

9. How does a human being give honor to their universally connected being?
(a) by creating.
(b) by taking.
(c) by giving.
(d) by loving.

10. What does the author marvel at as she releases the pain of walking and walks into the Outback?
(a) the circling falcon and sips of water.
(b) Ooota and his people.
(c) the sky and the plains.
(d) the rise of the land in front of her.

11. Whose grave do the author and tribe encounter on their journey?
(a) a woman.
(b) a long-forgotten mutant.
(c) a tribalman.
(d) an American.

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

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

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

15. How old is the main character of the book?
(a) middle aged.
(b) young adult.
(c) senior citizen.
(d) late teen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author sleep on after they all share a special herb tea?

2. What does the young man drink that makes him sick?

3. What is the name of the main character?

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

5. How does the state of the young Aboriginal people appear to the author?

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