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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Genesis of a Mission.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman Anai do when she hears that Yae's jawbone will be given to her?
(a) She promises that she will send it to Yae's wife as an expression of her sympathy.
(b) She cries out in jubilation and dances to celebrate her great honor.
(c) She is filled with remorse and grief and refuses to take it.
(d) She takes the bone and grinds it into fine dust and then spreads it atop the river.

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

3. Why is Yae going on a journey to the nearby village of Haenam?
(a) He is campaigning for political office and needs the support of Haenam villagers.
(b) He is thinking of moving from Mauro to Haenam.
(c) He is trying to forge an alliance between his village, Mauro, and Haenam.
(d) He is going to visit his mother who lives in Haenam.

4. What is "saravon"?
(a) A customary display of force meant to reassure guests that they are safe.
(b) A milky drink offered to the river gods every morning.
(c) The relationship between a Sawi man and his mother-in-law.
(d) A nutritious stew made of pork, sago and onions.

5. What year do the Richardsons go to New Guinea?
(a) 1962.
(b) 2008.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1892.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Tuans give the elders who come out to meet them for the first time?

2. What kind of flour do the Sawi women use to make bread?

3. Are the Sawi women involved in head hunting?

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

5. What does Kauwan say that Yae should have given him in order to truly win his protection?

(see the answer key)

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