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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the tribe, what parts of the human being are universally connected?
(a) heart, mind, and spirit.
(b) thought, body, and heart.
(c) body, mind, and spirit.
(d) spirit, thought, and body.

3. What does the author sleep on after they all share a special herb tea?
(a) a bundle of hides.
(b) a pile of sticks.
(c) a few heaps of sand.
(d) a child's sleeping bag.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author met by when she arrives?

2. What kind of attention does the author's work receive?

3. What kind of ceremony did the author receive an invitation for?

4. What is the only indication of injury that the Great Stone Hunter bears the morning after?

5. What do the tribesman cook that the author thinks she cannot eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the author instructed to do after the driver and author arrive at the settlement?

2. What is the one experience in Australia that has made the author unhappy?

3. What kind of acceptance ritual occurs as they all prepare to sleep?

4. Describe the beginning of each day as the author experiences several weeks of walking.

5. What is the brief disclaimer given by the author?

6. What do The Real People believe that illness and/or injury is really an opportunity for?

7. What happens to the author that spikes a feeling of horror in her?

8. Why is the author invited to move to Australia to work?

9. What does the tribe discuss after the injury/healing experience?

10. What is the thematic pattern that is apparent in this quest narrative?

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