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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Tuan Eat Brains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Sawi men smoke in their pipes?
(a) Dried mushrooms.
(b) Sago leaves.
(c) Ground bones of wild boars.
(d) Tobacco leaves.

2. What does Kauwan say that Yae should have given him in order to truly win his protection?
(a) A thousand dollars.
(b) His own wife.
(c) A gun and sword.
(d) A peace child.

3. What machine does the Richardson family have that is very mysterious to the Sawi people?
(a) A low flying helicopter.
(b) A blender.
(c) A gas-powered washing machine.
(d) A food processor.

4. What is Don Richardson's first order of business with the Sawi tribe?
(a) To learn the Sawi language.
(b) To cure the sick and heal the lame.
(c) To establish trading alliances with neighboring tribes.
(d) To convert the children to Christianity.

5. What is "saravon"?
(a) A customary display of force meant to reassure guests that they are safe.
(b) The relationship between a Sawi man and his mother-in-law.
(c) A milky drink offered to the river gods every morning.
(d) A nutritious stew made of pork, sago and onions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sawi people do if twins are born?

2. Who actually completes the murder of Yae?

3. What is the only safe way for a Sawi person to drink water from the river?

4. Why does Kauwan refuse to help Yae escape his terrible fate?

5. What do Sawi use to build the floors of their homes?

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