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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 does Don Richardson do that frightens the Sawi people away from his house?
(a) He eats brains.
(b) He shoots a shot gun in their direction.
(c) He throws a handful of firecrackers out of the front door.
(d) He lights a kerosene lamp in the darkness.

2. How many treehouses are there, in total, in the Mauro village?
(a) Seven hundred and fifty.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

3. What does "my liver trembles" refer to?
(a) It means "the day has come for me to die."
(b) It means "I am extremely hungry."
(c) It means "you have aroused longing in me."
(d) It means "illness has struck me and I am near death."

4. What do the women do during battle?
(a) The women throw stones and sharp rocks at the enemy.
(b) The women taunt their own men to be more brave.
(c) The women curse and bang their pounding sticks on the ground.
(d) The women shield the children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Sawi people do when the long poles holding up their homes begin to rot?

2. What is the Eren ceremony?

3. What is the word that Sawi greet one another with?

4. What does Don Richardson say to the battling warriors?

5. Why are the Sawi people so upset with Don Richardson over his actions with Warahai?

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