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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 medicine do the Richardsons have which saves the lives of Mavu, Nair and Paha?
(a) X-rays.
(b) Penicillin.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Aspirin.

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

3. What is the word that Sawi greet one another with?
(a) Alleluia!
(b) Kondahara!
(c) Aloha!
(d) Konahario!

4. What is the most powerful family relationship in Sawi culture?
(a) A mother and her grandmother.
(b) Brother to brother.
(c) A man and his wife.
(d) A man and his mother-in-law.

5. What is Don Richardson feeling as he steps onto the bank of the Kronkel and meets those who are waiting for them?
(a) He is frightened that he may have misread the situation.
(b) He is feeling triumphant at having made the voyage.
(c) He is angry at his wife for being so scared.
(d) He is psyching himself up for the sermon he is going to give.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who actually completes the murder of Yae?

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

3. What does the Sawi expression "hahap kaman" mean?

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

5. What do Sawi men smoke in their pipes?

(see the answer key)

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