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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. When Yae arrives at the Haenam village at the beginning of Chapter 2, why is he so confident?
(a) He has been visiting them for seven months and they have been very friendly and warm.
(b) He is carrying a concealed gun so that if there is trouble, he can defend himself.
(c) He is bringing them steel axes and a chain saw.
(d) He is marrying the chief's daughter and will soon be related to the tribe.

2. What is Carol Richardson feeling as she steps onto the bank of her new home?
(a) Carol is excited and awed.
(b) Carol is hysterical with weeping.
(c) Carol is very angry with her husband.
(d) Carol is planning her escape.

3. What does the Richardson family sleep underneath?
(a) A mosquito net.
(b) A crucifix.
(c) The open sky full of stars.
(d) A wooden box.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richardson feel when he first shakes hands with a Sawi elder?

2. Are the Sawi women involved in head hunting?

3. What might a visitor in a Sawi village be offered as a snack?

4. What life forms must the Richardson family learn to live with inside their new home?

5. What is the most powerful family relationship in Sawi culture?

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