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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Gods From the Sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the white skin of the Tuans remind the Sawi people of?
(a) A face made of teeth.
(b) Moonlight on the river.
(c) The mouth of a crocodile.
(d) New sago flour.

2. What is the Eren ceremony?
(a) A ceremony in which a man and woman adopt orphaned children.
(b) A ritual in which a girl or woman is given the jawbone of a freshly killed victim.
(c) A ritual in which women cook pork and sago to celebrate the full moon.
(d) A ritual in which a girl or woman is given the full status of matriarch.

3. How many treehouses are there, in total, in the Mauro village?
(a) Seven hundred and fifty.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. How many piers are driven into the jungle floor to build Richardson's house?
(a) Two piers are placed.
(b) There are no piers; it is a small platform that the trailer sat on.
(c) Sixteen piers are placed.
(d) Forty-five piers are placed.

5. How many wives does Yae's cousin Wasi have?
(a) Twenty five.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Tuans reportedly have to prevent fever and heal sores?

2. What year do the Richardsons go to New Guinea?

3. What do the Sawi people believe airplanes are?

4. What is the word that Sawi greet one another with?

5. Why is Yae going on a journey to the nearby village of Haenam?

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