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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Genesis of a Mission.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kauwan refuse to help Yae escape his terrible fate?
(a) Kauwan is deaf and cannot hear Yae's cry of fear.
(b) Kauwan has been taken away to the jungle by his family.
(c) Kauwan has been promised a wife by one of the village men.
(d) Kauwan is Yae's brother and has no power.

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

3. What effect does the tide have upon the black, algae-stained Kronkel river?
(a) The tide sends great cresting waves up the river which create chaos.
(b) The tide reverses the river's current and pushes it back into the swamp.
(c) The tide kills fish and wildlife as water rushes in and floods the area.
(d) The tide sends ocean salmon back to the place they spawned.

4. What is Yae waiting for before he goes to the village of Haenam?
(a) For the village to nominate him chief.
(b) For the tide to turn so that he can journey more easily.
(c) For the rains to come and water his crops.
(d) For God to send him inspiration so that he can name his child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these terms can be used to describe the tribe?

2. What does the woman Anai do when she hears that Yae's jawbone will be given to her?

3. What is the name of the sea which the Kronkel river empties into?

4. What do the Tuans give the elders who come out to meet them for the first time?

5. How does Don Richardson find a way into the hearts and minds of the tribe?

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