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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who stands at the front of the battle, on the front line, so to speak?
(a) The women.
(b) The jesters and clowns are sent to the front to distract.
(c) The most experienced warriors.
(d) The young teenage boys.
2. What fruits and flowers do the missionaries introduce to the Sawi?
(a) Apple trees, green beans, potatoes and tomatoes.
(b) Pineapple, coconut palms, lemon trees and hibiscus.
(c) Peaches, sago and apricots.
(d) Watermelon, oranges and grapefruit.
3. What ritual does "Eyes Red with Watching" in chapter 23 describe?
(a) The Sawi ritual of baptism.
(b) The Sawi ritual of grief and veneration.
(c) The Sawi ritual of new birth.
(d) The Sawi ritual of sleeplessness.
4. In the Sawi language, how many tenses does each verb have?
(a) Each verb has 3 tenses.
(b) Each verb has 103 tenses.
(c) Each verb has only 1 tense.
(d) Each verb has 19 tenses.
5. How many pigs are being cooked on this first Christmas?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Five.
6. When the Richardsons, Winifred and Mavo fall off the capsized dugout and into the Kronkel river, what happens first?
(a) Carol swims to the bank with her infant child.
(b) Winifred and Mavo go back to the dugout and Mavo climbs on top of it.
(c) Richardson rescues Stephen.
(d) Crocodiles immediately surround them.
7. How does Mavo respond to the protection and kindness which Richardson shows to him?
(a) Mavo leaves the area and travels to the nearest Dutch government outpost.
(b) Mavo gives Richardson one of his own children.
(c) Mavo converts to Christianity that evening.
(d) Mavo promises he will follow the Richardsons anywhere.
8. What two villages are fighting on the Tuan's doorstep?
(a) The Sawi are fighting the Tuan.
(b) The Harasiomi and the Kaondahari are fighting.
(c) The Kamur and Haenam villages are in battle.
(d) The Kayangar and the Sawi are in battle.
9. Who reads the Christmas scripture at the worship service?
(a) Richardson's son, Stephen.
(b) Yae.
(c) Carol Richardson.
(d) Isai, now a literate Sawi preacher.
10. What does the word "navo" mean in Sawi?
(a) Supper.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Goodbye.
(d) Help me.
11. What do the Sawi men build on the Kronkel river under Richardson's guidance?
(a) A 110-foot iron bridge.
(b) A small island made of concrete.
(c) A huge raft made of ironwood poles.
(d) A breakwater barrier.
12. What are the relatives of Warahai doing to his body now that they believe his soul has left?
(a) Putting heavy stones on him in order to sink his body to the bottom of the river.
(b) Carrying him around the village on their shoulders.
(c) Burning him with coals, shouting his name and pinching him.
(d) Laying sago bread across his chest.
13. What does "my liver trembles" refer to?
(a) It means "the day has come for me to die."
(b) It means "illness has struck me and I am near death."
(c) It means "I am extremely hungry."
(d) It means "you have aroused longing in me."
14. How many people can be seated at a worship service inside the new Sawidome?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Fifty thousand.
(c) Fifty.
(d) One hundred.
15. What does "gefam ason" mean?
(a) Paddling through the storm.
(b) Tasting nothing.
(c) Touching the stench.
(d) The end of the world.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where are dead bodies interred in a Sawi village?
2. Do the Sawi men believe their children are strong?
3. Why is Beray not welcoming to the men from Wiyar?
4. What problems does Richardson face personally as he starts his sixth month of living with the Sawi people?
5. How many teachers are working in the new Sawi school?
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