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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 do the tribesman cook that the author thinks she cannot eat?
(a) a white worm.
(b) spiders.
(c) a snake.
(d) a kangaroo.

2. 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 never going to make enough money.
(b) she's never going to leave her career.
(c) she's never going to have a chance like this again.
(d) she's not completely invested in the work.

3. What does the tribe engage in during the process of returning Great Stone Hunter to his original healthy state?
(a) praying and weeping.
(b) singing and chanting.
(c) singing and weeping.
(d) praising and worshipping.

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

5. What does the man who reads the author's palm say about about the birth of the person she will meet'?
(a) their spirits are meant for a brief connection.
(b) their spirits were born of the same moment and agreed to now meet.
(c) the birth of this person is a blessed event.
(d) their spirits were born under opposing stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does the author remember the woman back in America causes herself increasing stress over?

2. Who does the man who reads the author's palm say she will meet while she is in Australia?

3. What does the author watch in horror as it burns?

4. What has happened to the young man that has delayed his journey?

5. What does Ooota suddenly do and just assume that the author will follow in suit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the author's feet as a result of the initial walkabout?

2. How is Great Stone Hunter healed?

3. What does the author feel as Ooota simply starts walking without any announcement?

4. What do the members of the tribe seem to be working together to create and how does the author respond?

5. What does the author suggest about indigenous people?

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

7. Desribe the journey Marlo is about to undertake?

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

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

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

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