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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, A Baptism of Strangeness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tribe think of treachery and violence?
(a) They are horrified by the concepts and live only peaceful quiet lives.
(b) They have never heard of treachery and violence.
(c) They don't understand it at all.
(d) They honor it as a legendary activity.

2. Do the Sawi warriors bring weapons with them to Pirimapun?
(a) Yes, they take plenty of guns and ammunition to guard their goods.
(b) Yes, they line their canoes with 40 palmwood bows and hundreds of arrows.
(c) No, they are not worried about attack because they have supplies to trade.
(d) No, it is forbidden to take any weapon on the river; the spirit gods will be angry.

3. What does Don Richardson do that frightens the Sawi people away from his house?
(a) He shoots a shot gun in their direction.
(b) He throws a handful of firecrackers out of the front door.
(c) He eats brains.
(d) He lights a kerosene lamp in the darkness.

4. How does Yae get from the tree house to the ground?
(a) Yae jumps into a soft pile of leaves.
(b) Yae travels from treetop to treetop, rarely touching the ground.
(c) Yae swings from vines to a nearby tree and then jumps down.
(d) Yae climbs down a long, vine-fastened ladder.

5. Where is Yae's wife, Kautap, cooking as Yae waits to go to Haenam?
(a) In the summer kitchen which is a separate building out back.
(b) At the stove in her government-supplied trailer.
(c) In a small boat floating on the river.
(d) At the central place inside the treehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the Kayagar men upset with Richardson when he announces his intention to build a home in Sawi territory?

2. How many treehouses are there, in total, in the Mauro village?

3. What is the ancient Sawi custom of "waness"?

4. A typical stone axe would be swung 40 times to fell a tree. How many times does Hurip have to swing his steel axe to cut down the tree?

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

(see the answer key)

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