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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25, Out of the Ancestral Cacoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brings a time of peace to the Sawi tribes?
(a) The river is full of fish.
(b) The Tuans give many gifts.
(c) The weather is very calm.
(d) The peace child exchange between two villages.

2. What does "my liver trembles" refer to?
(a) It means "the day has come for me to die."
(b) It means "I am extremely hungry."
(c) It means "you have aroused longing in me."
(d) It means "illness has struck me and I am near death."

3. 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 frightened that he may have misread the situation.
(b) He is feeling triumphant at having made the voyage.
(c) He is psyching himself up for the sermon he is going to give.
(d) He is angry at his wife for being so scared.

4. What ritual does "Eyes Red with Watching" in chapter 23 describe?
(a) The Sawi ritual of new birth.
(b) The Sawi ritual of sleeplessness.
(c) The Sawi ritual of baptism.
(d) The Sawi ritual of grief and veneration.

5. What vessel does the Richardson family use to arrive at their new home?
(a) A long dugout canoe.
(b) A plane.
(c) A speedboat.
(d) A rowboat with diesel motor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Richardson believe is stopping the Sawi people from following the Christian path?

3. What does "gefam ason" mean?

4. How many pigs are being cooked on this first Christmas?

5. Are the Sawi women involved in head hunting?

(see the answer key)

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