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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. What is "saravon"?
(a) A customary display of force meant to reassure guests that they are safe.
(b) A nutritious stew made of pork, sago and onions.
(c) A milky drink offered to the river gods every morning.
(d) The relationship between a Sawi man and his mother-in-law.

2. What life forms must the Richardson family learn to live with inside their new home?
(a) Elephants, giraffes, picolos, vultures, eagles and griffins.
(b) Mosquitoes, cockroaches, crickets, flies, rats, lizards, bats and birds.
(c) Dogs, cats, parakeets, goats, cows, chickens and ducks.
(d) Worms, pythons, crocodiles, lions, jungle bears and hippos.

3. Why does a Sawi wife shave her head?
(a) Because it customary for a bride to have a shaved head.
(b) Because of lice.
(c) Because it would show how wise she was.
(d) Because her husband has died.

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

5. Why must the women, young men and children leave when Yae's skull is cracked open?
(a) Because only the older men are cannibals in the Sawi tribe.
(b) Because they all had to go and swim in the river until nightfall.
(c) Because they are not allowed to eat brains.
(d) Because it is forbidden for them to hear the sound of a skull breaking open.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yae arrives at the Haenam village at the beginning of Chapter 2, why is he so confident?

2. What does the woman Anai do when she hears that Yae's jawbone will be given to her?

3. Are the Sawi women involved in head hunting?

4. What does "Tuwi asonai makaerin" mean?

5. What do Sawi people do if twins are born?

(see the answer key)

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