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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 do the Tuans reportedly have to prevent fever and heal sores?
(a) Witchcraft called "obat."
(b) Antibiotics and oxygen tanks.
(c) Fire breathing guns.
(d) Animal totems.

2. What is the name of the sea which the Kronkel river empties into?
(a) The Atlantic Ocean.
(b) The Agramenon Basin.
(c) The Arafura Sea.
(d) The Agrabar Waterway.

3. What does "Tuwi asonai makaerin" mean?
(a) To leave a little on one's plate.
(b) To fatten with friendship.
(c) To bow with deep respect to ones mother in law.
(d) To give a child in exchange for goods and services.

4. Why do the Richardsons go to live in New Guinea?
(a) They have no choice; they are sent by their families.
(b) They feel called to serve God as missionaries.
(c) They think the climate would be good for their health.
(d) They are writing a book on ancient cultures and want to do research.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the woman Anai do when she hears that Yae's jawbone will be given to her?

4. What might a visitor in a Sawi village be offered as a snack?

5. How does Yae get from the tree house to the ground?

(see the answer key)

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