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

2. 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 rabbit.
(b) a lion.
(c) a dove.
(d) a kangaroo.

3. What does the author begin to understand she is respecting about the land and the people of Australia?
(a) sustaining the friendships she has made.
(b) sustaining the life force in all things.
(c) sustaining her own security .
(d) sustaining health.

4. Why is the author invited to move to Australia?
(a) to work with employing sustainable agriculture.
(b) to reform the Aborigines.
(c) to work with the healthcare system.
(d) to work with children.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is beginning to ease for the author?

3. What is the special herbal tea drunk in celebration of?

4. How long was the drive across the desert?

5. What name does the tribe give the author?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the author taken and what happens once she gets there?

2. What does the author think about during the ride to the luncheon meeting?

3. What do the tribe members reveal about their names?

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

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

6. What does the author suggest about indigenous people?

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

8. Describe the main character in "A Woman's Journey Into Dreamtime Australia"?

9. Explain what Ooota means when he says that mental telepathy is the preferred means of communication for The Real People (Aborigines)?

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

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