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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, The Living Dead.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the young boys spread the news that the Richardson family is eating brains?
(a) Because the Richardsons frighten them.
(b) Because they are lying to get attention.
(c) Because their macaroni supper looks like brains.
(d) Because Richardsons tell the boys this to frighten them.

3. Why does a Sawi wife shave her head?
(a) Because her husband has died.
(b) Because of lice.
(c) Because it customary for a bride to have a shaved head.
(d) Because it would show how wise she was.

4. Why is Yae going on a journey to the nearby village of Haenam?
(a) He is going to visit his mother who lives in Haenam.
(b) He is trying to forge an alliance between his village, Mauro, and Haenam.
(c) He is campaigning for political office and needs the support of Haenam villagers.
(d) He is thinking of moving from Mauro to Haenam.

5. What do the Tuans give the elders who come out to meet them for the first time?
(a) Matches, razorblades and fishing equipment.
(b) Necklaces made of brightly colored beads.
(c) Pens, paper and stamps.
(d) A bible, radio and a flashlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event shatters the air of tension between the tribes on the first day of building?

2. What does the tribe think of treachery and violence?

3. Who is Biakadon?

4. What problems does Richardson face personally as he starts his sixth month of living with the Sawi people?

5. Do the Sawi warriors bring weapons with them to Pirimapun?

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