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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 part of the human skeleton do Sawi children play with?
(a) The entire skeleton.
(b) The leg bones.
(c) The hip socket.
(d) The polished skull.

2. What kind of flour do the Sawi women use to make bread?
(a) Rice flour.
(b) Sago flour.
(c) Bamboo fiber flour.
(d) Whole wheat flour.

3. What does Narai do when he sees the arrival of the Richardsons?
(a) He sends a warning shot on the new gun that Richardson gave him.
(b) He shoots a flaming arrow back towards the village.
(c) He sends up a flare to the other tribespeople.
(d) He blows a warning signal on his bamboo horn to the other tribespeople.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Richardson family sleep underneath?

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

3. How many wives does Yae's cousin Wasi have?

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

5. What is unique about the kidari along the Kronkel river?

(see the answer key)

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