1. Why do the young boys spread the news that the Richardson family is eating brains?
(a) Because they are lying to get attention.
(b) Because the Richardsons frighten them.
(c) Because Richardsons tell the boys this to frighten them.
(d) Because their macaroni supper looks like brains.

2. When Yae arrives at the Haenam village at the beginning of Chapter 2, why is he so confident?
(a) He is marrying the chief's daughter and will soon be related to the tribe.
(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 has been visiting them for seven months and they have been very friendly and warm.

3. What does the woman Anai do when she hears that Yae's jawbone will be given to her?
(a) She is filled with remorse and grief and refuses to take it.
(b) She promises that she will send it to Yae's wife as an expression of her sympathy.
(c) She cries out in jubilation and dances to celebrate her great honor.
(d) She takes the bone and grinds it into fine dust and then spreads it atop the river.

4. Why does Kauwan refuse to help Yae escape his terrible fate?
(a) Kauwan has been taken away to the jungle by his family.
(b) Kauwan has been promised a wife by one of the village men.
(c) Kauwan is deaf and cannot hear Yae's cry of fear.
(d) Kauwan is Yae's brother and has no power.

5. What does Kauwan say that Yae should have given him in order to truly win his protection?
(a) A gun and sword.
(b) A peace child.
(c) A thousand dollars.
(d) His own wife.