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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. Which member of the tribe runs out into the desert and returns with a large green leaf?

3. What is the author allowed to leave on the time-keeping wall in the sacred cave?

4. According to Ooota, what is regarded as neither greater or lesser than any other?

5. What object stays tantalizingly out of walking distance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is the author led and why is it significant?

3. What do The Real People draw in the sand as the author's totem, yet they have not seen it?

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

5. What do the animals represent, according to The Real People?

6. What does the cave hold inside of it?

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

8. What is the significance of the green leaf?

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

10. Describe the core experience of all Mutants as opposed to The Real People?

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

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

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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