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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. How long does it take the tribe to decide whether or not the gifts of Time Keeper and Memory Keeper are to be shared with the mutant?

2. How does the tribe respond when the author says she's suffering from dehydration?

3. What kind of music is performed?

4. What does the author realize about the universe after 3 days without food, water, or shelter

5. What does the inside of the cave hold?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 do the tribes know about Jesus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Aboriginal religion and culture with that of the Native Americans. In what ways are they different, in what ways are they the same. Think of the afterlife, healing, dance, food, family, animals, connection to the earth, and spiritual life.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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