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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 does the author's daughter say in regards to her mother's safety on her journey?

2. Where do Time Keeper and Memory Keeper lead the author?

3. What game are the tribes people going to play with the large green leaves?

4. What gifts do Time Keeper and Memory Keeper share?

5. During the tribal ceremony what is the author asked to embody the spirit and way of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kindred to Large Animals make an offer for and what happens as a result?

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

3. Describe the person that the author shares her destiny, as foretold by the man in the coffee shop and Secret Keeper.

4. What does the cave hold inside of it?

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

6. How does the tribe define the term "talent"?

7. What happens to the birds that are killed by the boomerangs?

8. What is the purpose of the spider-webbed hides and Spirit Woman?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What part of the book is the narrative's spiritual climax - or high point of the authors encounter with her spiritual self in relationship to the larger spiritual world? What are 3 aspects of the climax that stand out as having the most significance in evoking change within the author. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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