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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 is among the grove of trees as the tribe walks?

2. Who is the author saved by after the storm?

3. What is an immediate event in which the Aboriginal teachings helped the author?

4. What is the author's new career?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the author prays to the Oneness for water?

2. How does the tribe treat the elderly female camel after she is killed?

3. What gifts do Time Keeper and Memory Keeper hold?

4. What does the author's dream signify, according to Spirit Woman?

5. Why does the tribe sit in a circle after an evening meal?

6. How does the author go about realizing the "grace" of the universe?

7. What happens to the author by the third day of the walk in which she leads?

8. What does Ooota say is the way The Real People understand the word talent?

9. How do the Aboriginal teachings help the author adjust back into civilization?

10. What does the author lose track of and one day wakes up thinking about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the healing of Great Stone Hunter and how the bone in his leg slid back into place after chanting and hymns. What other religions and cultures advocate this type of healing? (i.e. Christian Science, Native Americans, etc). How would Western Medicine respond to this type of healing? Is it a sham? Is it considered a dangerous way of thinking and naive hope? Are there any valid points to this type of healing? Tie in as many examples as possible and compare them with dialogue from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the setting of MUTANT MESSAGE DOWN UNDER? How does the setting ultimately feed into the theme of the book? Provide 4 details of the setting that are crucial for the lessons learned from the book. Finally, if the setting were changed, how would it affect the books spiritual nature?

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