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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. Which tribe member announces and then releases the author on her mission to the world?

2. Which member of the tribe has a celebration involving a banquet and a storytelling in her honor?

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

4. What does the author do as the tribe is butchering the camel and preserving the blood, organs, kins, and meat?

5. How does the tribe communicate with the four camels they encounter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the cave hold inside of it?

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

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

4. How does the tribe define the term "talent"?

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

6. Why does the tribe sit in a circle after an evening meal?

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

8. What do the tribes know about Jesus?

9. What happens to the author by the third day of the walk in which she leads?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea of competition. After The Creation Game is played, the author teaches the Aboriginals Western games that involve competition, to which the Aboriginals do not find fun. Is competition a societal ill, or is it truly Darwinian? What elements of science lend itself to proving competition exists and is beneficial to the human condition? Contrast this definition with the Aboriginal dislike and distrust of competition.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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