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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 effect does the tide have upon the black, algae-stained Kronkel river?
(a) The tide sends ocean salmon back to the place they spawned.
(b) The tide kills fish and wildlife as water rushes in and floods the area.
(c) The tide sends great cresting waves up the river which create chaos.
(d) The tide reverses the river's current and pushes it back into the swamp.

2. How many tribes are in the area of New Guinea?
(a) Five distinct tribes and ten which could not be classified.
(b) Fifteen distinct tribes.
(c) An estimated four hundred.
(d) Only one.

3. Which of these terms can be used to describe the tribe?
(a) Creative imaginative artists.
(b) Cannibalistic head hunters.
(c) Modern aggressive innovators.
(d) Saintly contemplative monks.

4. What does the expression "to fatten with friendship for the slaughter" mean?
(a) Raising poultry in a kind and humane way.
(b) Preparing young men for battle with many feasts.
(c) Raising beef cattle in jungle areas using grain and vegetables.
(d) Forming friendships with the purpose of betrayal, murder and cannibalism.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do the Sawi assume when they hear that the Tuans are almost all men?

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