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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 many tribes are in the area of New Guinea?
(a) Fifteen distinct tribes.
(b) Only one.
(c) Five distinct tribes and ten which could not be classified.
(d) An estimated four hundred.

2. When Yae arrives at the Haenam village at the beginning of Chapter 2, why is he so confident?
(a) He has been visiting them for seven months and they have been very friendly and warm.
(b) He is marrying the chief's daughter and will soon be related to the tribe.
(c) He is carrying a concealed gun so that if there is trouble, he can defend himself.
(d) He is bringing them steel axes and a chain saw.

3. What is the most powerful family relationship in Sawi culture?
(a) A man and his wife.
(b) A man and his mother-in-law.
(c) Brother to brother.
(d) A mother and her grandmother.

4. Who is the first patriarch in the Sawi tribe to convert to Christianity?
(a) Hato.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Richardson.
(d) Mavo.

5. What do Sawi people do if twins are born?
(a) They name them the same name, as they came at the same time.
(b) They celebrate for many days, for they think it is very special.
(c) The second twin is ordained to be a tribal medicine man.
(d) They kill the second twin, believing it to be an evil spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Richardsons go to live in New Guinea?

2. What vessel does the Richardson family use to arrive at their new home?

3. What is Carol Richardson feeling as she steps onto the bank of her new home?

4. How many wives does the patriarch of Tumdu have?

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

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