1. Who is Patches?
(a) The translator who makes "patchwork" of the early communications with the Sawi tribe.
(b) The fierce watchdog that lives with the missionary family of John McCain.
(c) The cook who makes fried sago worms for Richardson's family.
(d) The nickname for Richardson's young son.

2. 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?
(a) Four times
(b) Once.
(c) 39 times.
(d) 80 times.

3. Where is Yae sitting at the beginning of chapter one?
(a) Yae is sitting in the hospital where his wife is dying in childbirth.
(b) Yae is sitting by the man-made pool in his backyard.
(c) Yae is sitting in a plane which is on its way to Istanbul.
(d) Yae is sitting in his treehouse, forty feet above the Kronkel river.

4. What does Richardson feel when he first shakes hands with a Sawi elder?
(a) That the Sawi are very short but quite strong.
(b) That these people are not to be trusted...ever...
(c) That they are equally human...flesh and blood...men.
(d) That the Sawi will never understand the way of the modern world.

5. How does Richardson deal with the Kayagar chief, Yae, when the chief begins to speak loudly?
(a) Richardson hits Yae very hard with a pile driver.
(b) Richardson gets the Sawi chief to fight Yae.
(c) Richardson puts his hand on Yae's shoulder and speaks English in a soothing tone.
(d) Richardson gets on his knees and prays loudly for peace.