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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 happens after the young man arrives ?

2. How is the author told to handle the pain she feels from the spinifex?

3. What does the author watch in horror as it burns?

4. How long was the drive across the desert?

5. How does a human being give honor to their universally connected being?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the beginning of each day as the author experiences several weeks of walking.

2. What is the one experience in Australia that has made the author unhappy?

3. Why does the tribe separate into two groups?

4. What does the author think about during the ride to the luncheon meeting?

5. What do the Aborigines speak of doing as a desire to change the trajectory of their future?

6. What does the author suggest about indigenous people?

7. Describe the main character in "A Woman's Journey Into Dreamtime Australia"?

8. What does the tribe discuss after the injury/healing experience?

9. Why does the author end up buried in the sand?

10. Where is the author taken and what happens once she gets there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book it is stated that the core experience of all Mutants is that they live and work from a place of fear instead of love and awareness and abundance. Trace the dismantling of the author's fear through her journey. How does the author move from a place of fear into love. Describe the steps of her journey and support your findings with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the religious aspects of the book in terms of The Real People's connection with Jesus. How do they view Jesus? How do they view "The Oneness" in association with Jesus and organized religion? Contrast The Real People's perception of their connection with "The Oneness" and the practice of organized religion (violence, control, rivalry) . Use examples from the five major world religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism) as well as dialogue from the text to support your findings.

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