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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Gods From the Sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yae's young brother Sao is ill. What is his sickness?
(a) Sao is mentally ill.
(b) Sao has an immune system infection similar to AIDS.
(c) Sao has developed early dementia.
(d) Sao has malaria.

2. What do Sawi men smoke in their pipes?
(a) Sago leaves.
(b) Ground bones of wild boars.
(c) Dried mushrooms.
(d) Tobacco leaves.

3. What does the Sawi expression "hahap kaman" mean?
(a) All is lost and there is no hope left.
(b) Dinner is ready.
(c) The warriors are about to attack.
(d) The group is full of ecstatic joy.

4. What does Richardson like about the possibility of building on the kidari?
(a) It is surrounded by huge stone walls.
(b) It is a good place for the mission plane to land.
(c) It is close to connections for electricity and gas.
(d) It is in the middle of a large village.

5. What is the primary redemptive analogy which Richardson uses to reach the tribal people?
(a) The tribal ritual of "fattening for slaughter."
(b) The tribal ritual of Jesus and the disciples.
(c) The tribal ritual of a "peace child."
(d) The tribal ritual of marriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Are the Sawi women involved in head hunting?

3. How many piers are driven into the jungle floor to build Richardson's house?

4. Who actually completes the murder of Yae?

5. What is "saravon"?

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