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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Shadow of the Tuans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the tribe that Don Richardson and his wife Carol live with?
(a) The Sowanda tribe.
(b) The Soweto tribe.
(c) The Sawi tribe.
(d) The South End tribe.

2. What does Richardson believe is unavoidable in our present world?
(a) Cross-cultural communication.
(b) The end of all we know.
(c) Annihilation and destruction.
(d) Despair and continual war.

3. What does the white skin of the Tuans remind the Sawi people of?
(a) A face made of teeth.
(b) The mouth of a crocodile.
(c) New sago flour.
(d) Moonlight on the river.

4. What do the Tuans reportedly have to prevent fever and heal sores?
(a) Animal totems.
(b) Witchcraft called "obat."
(c) Fire breathing guns.
(d) Antibiotics and oxygen tanks.

5. Why is Yae going on a journey to the nearby village of Haenam?
(a) He is trying to forge an alliance between his village, Mauro, and Haenam.
(b) He is thinking of moving from Mauro to Haenam.
(c) He is going to visit his mother who lives in Haenam.
(d) He is campaigning for political office and needs the support of Haenam villagers.

Short Answer Questions

1. A typical stone axe would be swung 40 times to fell a tree. How many times does Hurip have to swing his steel axe to cut down the tree?

2. What effect does the tide have upon the black, algae-stained Kronkel river?

3. What does "Tuwi asonai makaerin" mean?

4. Yae's young brother Sao is ill. What is his sickness?

5. Where is Yae's wife, Kautap, cooking as Yae waits to go to Haenam?

(see the answer key)

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