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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 gifts do Time Keeper and Memory Keeper share?

2. What do Time Keeper and Memory Keeper perform on the author?

3. What does the author see in the distance that is completely out of place in the flatness of the desert?

4. What does the author hallucinate about on the third day without water, food, or shelter?

5. What does the author teach the tribe after the celebration?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author get released back into society?

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

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

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

6. Describe the walk that the author is told to take the lead?

7. What do the tribes know about Jesus?

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

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

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

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

What is the overarching theme of MUTANT MESSAGE DOWN UNDER? What "message" do the Aboriginal People want the Western World to know and in what ways do they wish Westerners to change for the better? Provide textual evidence, and/or dialogue, to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the use of the literary element of foreshadowing, most evident in the rock. Also discuss how the Aborigine named Tribal Elder proves to be an important link to the author's past and present. What does the author hope to gain by using this literary device? Use examples of the text to support your answer.

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