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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of "process" does the author undergo that involves smoke?

2. What is the tar-like substance that Female Healer applies to Great Sone Hunter's injuries made of?

3. What do the Tribal People feel is the best way to heal from an injury?

4. What does the author hope will someday happen between Native people and western culture?

5. What does the young man tell Tribal Elder that he has found and killed and is preparing to bring it back to the tribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Regal Black Swan tell the author about the flies and why they are here to help and how she cannot survive without them?

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

3. What does the author suggest about indigenous people?

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

5. Desribe the journey Marlo is about to undertake?

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

7. Why does the author end up buried in the sand?

8. Why does the tribe separate into two groups?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the literary genre: Memoir. Discuss the 3 major ways in which Memoir differs from fiction and non-fiction. Next, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Memoir. Is this current trend something that is attracting bloggers, diary writers, and other such writers to the field? When is a Memoir considered a literary work of art?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the metaphorical significance of the burning of the authors clothes and jewelry. Tie in this ritual with Native rituals from around the world. What does the fire symbolize, the clothing symbolize, the jewelry symbolize? Lastly, how and why is the ritual called "purification". What needs to be cleansed in the author, according to the Aboriginal culture?

Essay Topic 3

According to one of the main premises of the book is the idea that all people and all actions and events are ultimately connected. Discuss this idea of interconnectivity and "Oneness" within the book. What events prove that we are all connected? How do the tribal members exhibit this truth? Provide scenarios as evidence in your response.

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