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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. How do the Sawi prepare a body for burial?
(a) Anoint it with fragrant oils.
(b) Coat it in thick mud and dry it in the sun.
(c) Singe the skin with fire, cut off all the hair and disfigure the face.
(d) Wrap the body in a grass mat, bound with vines around the neck, wrist and ankles.

2. What vessel does the Richardson family use to arrive at their new home?
(a) A speedboat.
(b) A plane.
(c) A rowboat with diesel motor.
(d) A long dugout canoe.

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

4. Who stands at the front of the battle, on the front line, so to speak?
(a) The jesters and clowns are sent to the front to distract.
(b) The most experienced warriors.
(c) The women.
(d) The young teenage boys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two village groups need to make peace?

2. Why is it so difficult for the Sawi people to convert to Richardson's faith?

3. Why must the women, young men and children leave when Yae's skull is cracked open?

4. Who actually completes the murder of Yae?

5. Why does a Sawi wife shave her head?

(see the answer key)

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