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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, My Liver Trembles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first patriarch in the Sawi tribe to convert to Christianity?
(a) Hato.
(b) Richardson.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Mavo.

2. What is the Prairie Bible Institute?
(a) A large university in Nebraska which was founded by Mennonites.
(b) A school which teaches English and Dutch to the children from the Sawi culture.
(c) A far right think tank in western Kansas.
(d) A Christian community and missionary training school in Alberta, Canada.

3. What do the women do during battle?
(a) The women curse and bang their pounding sticks on the ground.
(b) The women throw stones and sharp rocks at the enemy.
(c) The women shield the children.
(d) The women taunt their own men to be more brave.

4. What does "Kanggime" mean in the language Dani?
(a) Land without time.
(b) Waiting until the sun comes up.
(c) The place of death.
(d) Mission State.

5. Why is it so important to Richardson that the patriarchs, the older men, convert to Christianity?
(a) Because the patriarchs can read and write and will spread the gospel.
(b) Because the patriarchs control all the money.
(c) Because the patriarchs of the tribe hold much influence over the rest of the people.
(d) Because Richardson believes only men can lead spiritually.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ebenezer G. Vine?

2. When Don Richardson first goes to work with the Sawi people, what foreign nation had claimed that area as its own?

3. What two villages are fighting on the Tuan's doorstep?

4. Who stands at the front of the battle, on the front line, so to speak?

5. What have the Sawi villagers constructed around the Richardson home?

(see the answer key)

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