1. What might a visitor in a Sawi village be offered as a snack?
(a) Freshly toasted sago grubs.
(b) Pudding made from a bear liver.
(c) Lobster, recently cooked and dipped in butter.
(d) Chicken pot pie with carrots and potatoes.

2. What is Yae waiting for before he goes to the village of Haenam?
(a) For the village to nominate him chief.
(b) For God to send him inspiration so that he can name his child.
(c) For the tide to turn so that he can journey more easily.
(d) For the rains to come and water his crops.

3. What effect does the tide have upon the black, algae-stained Kronkel river?
(a) The tide kills fish and wildlife as water rushes in and floods the area.
(b) The tide sends great cresting waves up the river which create chaos.
(c) The tide reverses the river's current and pushes it back into the swamp.
(d) The tide sends ocean salmon back to the place they spawned.

4. What is the Eren ceremony?
(a) A ritual in which women cook pork and sago to celebrate the full moon.
(b) A ritual in which a girl or woman is given the full status of matriarch.
(c) A ritual in which a girl or woman is given the jawbone of a freshly killed victim.
(d) A ceremony in which a man and woman adopt orphaned children.

5. What do the Sawi warriors bring on their first trading mission to Pirimapun?
(a) Sago flour, beetle grubs, lori parrots and chickens.
(b) Elaborately carved masks and feather-adorned costumes.
(c) Pottery made from dark red riverbank clay.
(d) Guns, ammunition, spears and dynamite.