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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. Why do the elders Kigo, Hatu and Numu volunteer to make contact with the Tuans?
(a) The elders are confused and don't know what they are doing.
(b) These elders have learned some of the Auyu language and think maybe that is what the Tuans speak.
(c) The elders are near death anyway and think they have little to lose
(d) The elders are forced by their tribesmen to do this.

2. What is Don Richardson feeling as he steps onto the bank of the Kronkel and meets those who are waiting for them?
(a) He is psyching himself up for the sermon he is going to give.
(b) He is feeling triumphant at having made the voyage.
(c) He is frightened that he may have misread the situation.
(d) He is angry at his wife for being so scared.

3. Where is Netherlands New Guinea, or Irian Jaya as it is later called, located in relation to Australia?
(a) It is in Australia, right in the central district.
(b) Directly north of Australia.
(c) Southwest of Australia.
(d) It is not near Australia but located near India.

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

5. What does Hurip trade to obtain his "kapak," his steel ax?
(a) One of his children.
(b) Gold and silver.
(c) Pork, fish and stone-tipped arrows.
(d) Many months of work.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the white skin of the Tuans remind the Sawi people of?

4. Why does Kauwan refuse to help Yae escape his terrible fate?

5. What does seven-month-old Stephen think of his first journey down the Kronkel river?

(see the answer key)

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