1. What does Richardson build his home with?
(a) Oak, cherry, and walnut.
(b) Parts of an old boat which was moored on the river nearby.
(c) He brings in a small airstream trailer and sets it on a platform.
(d) Ironwood, split palm bark, mangrove poles and sago fronds.

2. What brings the Sawi villagers to a sudden halt when they hear it for the first time?
(a) The explosion of a nuclear bomb.
(b) The large migration of birds which flew overhead.
(c) The diesel engines of the Dutch military boats.
(d) The song of a lark at break of day.

3. What is unique about the kidari along the Kronkel river?
(a) The kidari is a waterfall which falls some 500 feet.
(b) The kidari has dangerous currents which should be avoided.
(c) The kidari has many types of exotic fish which visit it.
(d) The kidari is the longest straight stretch of the river.

4. What does Richardson believe is unavoidable in our present world?
(a) Despair and continual war.
(b) Cross-cultural communication.
(c) The end of all we know.
(d) Annihilation and destruction.

5. What do the Sawi warriors do when they meet Don Richardson and John McCain for the first time?
(a) They panic, many of them leaping out of the canoes; everyone trembling.
(b) They launch an attack of arrows.
(c) They stand in their canoes completely and totally still.
(d) Most of the warriors faint and have to be revived with camphor.