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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 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?
3. Which tribe member announces and then releases the author on her mission to the world?
4. How does the tribe respond when the author says she's suffering from dehydration?
5. What talent does Spirit Woman reveal to the author?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the tribe treat the elderly female camel after she is killed?
2. What happens when the author prays to the Oneness for water?
3. What does Kindred to Large Animals make an offer for and what happens as a result?
4. What does Ooota say is the way The Real People understand the word talent?
5. Describe the animal the author embodies during the tribal ceremony?
6. What does the killing of the snakes for food represent to the tribe?
7. What is the purpose of the spider-webbed hides and Spirit Woman?
8. What gifts do Time Keeper and Memory Keeper hold?
9. What does the cave hold inside of it?
10. How does the author go about realizing the "grace" of the universe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Westerners continue to treat animals with antibiotics and steroids in order to speed their growth process for slaughter. In Aboriginal culture, the animals provide themselves as food to the people. This is a stark contrast. In what was has the Western world forgotten it's Aboriginal nature and relationship to the earth in terms of food and nutrition? In what ways are modern agricultural practices completely disrespectful for animals and, as a direct result, the health of humans? Compare your findings with the Aboriginal respect for animals and agriculture.
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
Discuss the significance and the metaphor of "the sacred cave". How is this cave representative of relationships? How is representative of the spiritual life? Use text from the book in your response.
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