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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, The Power of Aumamay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the human skeleton do Sawi children play with?
(a) The polished skull.
(b) The leg bones.
(c) The hip socket.
(d) The entire skeleton.

2. What do the Tuans give the elders who come out to meet them for the first time?
(a) A bible, radio and a flashlight.
(b) Pens, paper and stamps.
(c) Necklaces made of brightly colored beads.
(d) Matches, razorblades and fishing equipment.

3. What problems does Richardson face personally as he starts his sixth month of living with the Sawi people?
(a) Monsoon rains which washed away the foundation of his home.
(b) Depression, Stephen's malaria, his wife's pregnancy and a general loss of hope.
(c) Daily threats of violence to his family, his home being set on fire and his mother dying back in Canada.
(d) Government interference and high taxes.

4. What does Don Richardson say to the battling warriors?
(a) "Es! That's enough!"
(b) "Get out of my front yard!"
(c) "No more steel tools unless you stop!"
(d) "There is another way!"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Er when he makes advances towards a girl?

2. What does Don Richardson interpret the tumult of Sawi activity as?

3. Why is Hadi so important to Don Richardson?

4. What does Don Richardson do that frightens the Sawi people away from his house?

5. What does Narai do when he sees the arrival of the Richardsons?

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