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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does the author break off a relationship upon returning?
(a) her father.
(b) Geoff.
(c) her landlord.
(d) her daughter.

2. Who suddenly begins leading the walk for two straight days?
(a) the author.
(b) Medicine Man.
(c) Kindred to Large Animals.
(d) Female Healer.

3. During the tribal ceremony what is the author asked to embody the spirit and way of?
(a) kangaroo.
(b) falcon.
(c) koola bear.
(d) kookaburra.

4. What does the eat for a meal after finding the pool of water?
(a) a collection of insects.
(b) a bird.
(c) dried camel meat.
(d) a wandering reptile.

5. What do the tribes people hold up and announce they have found the perfect container for the mutant who is addicted to water?
(a) large hooves.
(b) camel bladder.
(c) large leaves.
(d) sturdy hides.

6. Which tribe member announces and then releases the author on her mission to the world?
(a) Kindred to Large Animals.
(b) Regal Black Swan.
(c) Female Healer.
(d) Spirit Woman.

7. What animal does the tribe draw in the sand and say is the author's totem?
(a) lion.
(b) leopard.
(c) rabbit.
(d) cheetah.

8. What does the authors dream mean, according to Spirit Woman?
(a) her life is static and unmoving.
(b) her life will undergo signifcant change.
(c) her life is fragile.
(d) her life is a blessing and a curse.

9. How long does it take the tribe to decide whether or not the gifts of Time Keeper and Memory Keeper are to be shared with the mutant?
(a) four.
(b) three.
(c) one.
(d) five.

10. Who is the focus of the final ceremony?
(a) Great Stone Hunter.
(b) the author.
(c) Spirit Woman.
(d) Tribal Elder.

11. What does the author hallucinate about on the third day without water, food, or shelter?
(a) her health deteriorating.
(b) the tribal members unkindness.
(c) her friends back home.
(d) her childhood and family.

12. What kind of music is performed?
(a) improvization.
(b) folk.
(c) reggae.
(d) rock.

13. What gifts do Time Keeper and Memory Keeper share?
(a) aiding in foreseeing the future.
(b) aiding in detailed memory recall.
(c) aiding in memory suppression.
(d) aiding in stopping the hands of time.

14. Who is the author saved by after the storm?
(a) member of the tribe.
(b) Mutants.
(c) Spirit Woman.
(d) Female Healer.

15. What is among the grove of trees as the tribe walks?
(a) rock formations.
(b) twisted and tangled branches.
(c) soggy marsh.
(d) ornate spider webs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to most of the sacred sites of the Aborigine people?

2. What does the cave represent?

3. How does the tribe respond when the author says she's suffering from dehydration?

4. What is the definition of "dream" to the Aborigines?

5. What is the word "mutant" best described as?

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