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

2. What does seven-month-old Stephen think of his first journey down the Kronkel river?
(a) Stephen sleeps the entire way.
(b) Stephen is full of wonder and awe.
(c) Stephen is bored and plays with his toys, rarely looking up.
(d) Stephen is very frightened and cannot stop crying.

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

4. What does Richardson feel when he first shakes hands with a Sawi elder?
(a) That the Sawi will never understand the way of the modern world.
(b) That the Sawi are very short but quite strong.
(c) That they are equally human...flesh and blood...men.
(d) That these people are not to be trusted...ever...

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