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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, The Living Dead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flag flies on the deck of the "super canoe"?
(a) The Irian Jaya flag.
(b) The stars and stripes of the United States.
(c) The flag of pirates.
(d) The Dutch flag.

2. What kind of flour do the Sawi women use to make bread?
(a) Sago flour.
(b) Bamboo fiber flour.
(c) Whole wheat flour.
(d) Rice flour.

3. In Sawi what does "cool water" mean?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Cold nights.
(c) Shocking truth.
(d) Peace.

4. Why is it so difficult for the Sawi people to convert to Richardson's faith?
(a) They trust the ancient Sawi culture which is all they have ever known.
(b) They cannot speak English.
(c) They are cowards and afraid to try anything new.
(d) They have no spiritual life.

5. In the Sawi language, how many tenses does each verb have?
(a) Each verb has 19 tenses.
(b) Each verb has 3 tenses.
(c) Each verb has only 1 tense.
(d) Each verb has 103 tenses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many treehouses are there, in total, in the Mauro village?

2. What is Aham's role in the village?

3. What does eating flesh for the first time mean to Sawi children?

4. How do Don and Carol Richardson travel to New Guinea in 1962?

5. What do the Sawi assume when they hear that the Tuans are almost all men?

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