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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 lesson does the dolphin teach?
2. Who is the author saved by after the storm?
3. How much of the bird is used by The Real People?
4. What has happened to most of the sacred sites of the Aborigine people?
5. Which tribe member tells the author that she has been chosen to come on this journey in order to fulfill an agreement made between her and another soul before their births?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the purpose of the spider-webbed hides and Spirit Woman?
2. What does the cave hold inside of it?
3. What happens when the author prays to the Oneness for water?
4. What does Kindred to Large Animals make an offer for and what happens as a result?
5. Describe the person that the author shares her destiny, as foretold by the man in the coffee shop and Secret Keeper.
6. What does the killing of the snakes for food represent to the tribe?
7. What do the tribes know about Jesus?
8. What does the author lose track of and one day wakes up thinking about?
9. How does the author go about realizing the "grace" of the universe?
10. Describe the walk that the author is told to take the lead?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of animals in MUTANT MESSAGE DOWN UNDER? Describe how animals have messages of their own to share with the Aboriginal people and the Mutants. In what ways do the animals help to dismantle the fear in the author? Discuss the slayed camel, the snakes, and other animals relative to the story.
Essay Topic 2
Research the Aboriginal People from the middle of the 20th century to today. What has been their major causes of societal ills and concerns? What politics have played a part in their social position? How has racism affected their very way of life? What does their future look like, even with sweeping changes (or lack thereof). Use references from the text to cross-analyze your findings with that of your research.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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