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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 does Kauwan say that Yae should have given him in order to truly win his protection?
(a) His own wife.
(b) A peace child.
(c) A gun and sword.
(d) A thousand dollars.

2. What kind of flour do the Sawi women use to make bread?
(a) Rice flour.
(b) Whole wheat flour.
(c) Bamboo fiber flour.
(d) Sago flour.

3. 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 send many young women to the village and establish family ties.
(d) To move far away and not look back.

4. What does the tribe think of treachery and violence?
(a) They have never heard of treachery and violence.
(b) They don't understand it at all.
(c) They honor it as a legendary activity.
(d) They are horrified by the concepts and live only peaceful quiet lives.

5. When Yae arrives at the Haenam village at the beginning of Chapter 2, why is he so confident?
(a) He is marrying the chief's daughter and will soon be related to the tribe.
(b) He has been visiting them for seven months and they have been very friendly and warm.
(c) He is bringing them steel axes and a chain saw.
(d) He is carrying a concealed gun so that if there is trouble, he can defend himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Don Richardson find a way into the hearts and minds of the tribe?

2. What does "Tuwi asonai makaerin" mean?

3. What part of the human skeleton do Sawi children play with?

4. How many tribes are in the area of New Guinea?

5. How many wives does Yae's cousin Wasi have?

(see the answer key)

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