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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 borrow money for?

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

3. What does the authors dream mean, according to Spirit Woman?

4. What is among the grove of trees as the tribe walks?

5. Where does each person place the leaf with the aim to re-create the leaf?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the cave hold inside of it?

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

7. Describe the animal the author embodies during the tribal ceremony?

8. What do the tribes know about Jesus?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the metaphorical significance of the burning of the authors clothes and jewelry. Tie in this ritual with Native rituals from around the world. What does the fire symbolize, the clothing symbolize, the jewelry symbolize? Lastly, how and why is the ritual called "purification". What needs to be cleansed in the author, according to the Aboriginal culture?

Essay Topic 2

What are the major symbols of the book and what is their significance? What objects, sayings, or events, become symbolic and impart a deeper meaning both for the author and for the reader? Provide 3 examples of symbolism and include textual references in your response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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