Chapter 3

1. Where does a newlywed couple live? Where does a woman give birth? How are Trobrianders able to reconcile these two rules without hardship?

2. How is a new mother similar to a widow? Describe two ways. Describe two ways she is different.

3. How is death related to conception according to Trobrianders? What kinship institution does this establish as legitimate?

4. If matrilineages own names, why are most people known by names of groups they don't belong to?

5. How does a father contribute to a child before and after birth? d

6. Why is it important for a child to have adornments?

7. What causes "hard words" (biga mwau) and what results from them?

8. What probably stopped Vincent from fighting Michael with an ax?

Chapter 4

1. What is the goal of giving?

2. Where do teenage Trobrianders live?

3. How do Trobriand teenagers seek to seduce others?

4. How do Trobriand teenagers get magic? How does strong magic work?

5. Who has an interest in a teenager's choice of spouse?

6. What are clans? What are the consequences of belonging to a clan?

7. What are keyawa kin? How are they created? What is their obligation?

8. Which kin discuss a boy's choice of spouse with him? A girl's choice?

9. How does a brother find out about his sister's marriage? How does he act?

10. How are intentions to marry announced? What do parents do if they approve? If they disapprove?

11. What does a groom's sister do for the bride?

12. How does marriage change a couple's appearance?

Chapter 5

1. What type of subsistence production do Trobrianders use? Why are general gardens important?

2. How are yams cultivated and harvested?

3. How does a Trobriander acquire yams? How long do yams keep? How are yams used in Trobriand society?

4. What is exchanged at the beginning of a marriage? By whom?

5. How does a couple's life change after a year of marriage?

6. Who makes a garden for a bride at first? Who makes it later?

7. How does a man achieve a yam house? What happens to the yams in it?

8. Why do men cultivate gardens for other men? (Consider both sons and sister's sons.)