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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Shadow of the Tuans.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a good strategy for a Sawi village that wants to take revenge against another village?
(a) To let wild animals loose near the village they want to harm.
(b) To make an alliance with a neutral village who will then help.
(c) To move far away and not look back.
(d) To send many young women to the village and establish family ties.

3. What might a visitor in a Sawi village be offered as a snack?
(a) Lobster, recently cooked and dipped in butter.
(b) Freshly toasted sago grubs.
(c) Pudding made from a bear liver.
(d) Chicken pot pie with carrots and potatoes.

4. What does Richardson believe is unavoidable in our present world?
(a) Cross-cultural communication.
(b) The end of all we know.
(c) Despair and continual war.
(d) Annihilation and destruction.

5. How many wives does Yae's cousin Wasi have?
(a) Twenty five.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who actually completes the murder of Yae?

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

3. What effect does the tide have upon the black, algae-stained Kronkel river?

4. Yae's young brother Sao is ill. What is his sickness?

5. What does the expression "to fatten with friendship for the slaughter" mean?

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