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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Tuwi asonai makaerin" mean?
(a) To fatten with friendship.
(b) To bow with deep respect to ones mother in law.
(c) To give a child in exchange for goods and services.
(d) To leave a little on one's plate.

2. Why does Yae's wife, Kautap, throw his stone ax in the river when she hears that her husband has been murdered?
(a) She is mad with grief.
(b) She is angry at him for going to Haenam.
(c) She believes Yae's spirit will need the ax in the world of the dead.
(d) She doesn't want anyone else to use it.

3. Who is the patriarch of the Tumdu?
(a) Kronkel.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Richardson.
(d) Hatu.

4. Who is waiting at the new homesite when the Richardsons arrive?
(a) John McCain and his wife.
(b) Two hundred armed warriors and many women and children,
(c) Hato and Yae.
(d) No one is waiting. The whole area is deserted.

5. What is the most powerful family relationship in Sawi culture?
(a) A man and his wife.
(b) Brother to brother.
(c) A mother and her grandmother.
(d) A man and his mother-in-law.

6. What kind of flour do the Sawi women use to make bread?
(a) Whole wheat flour.
(b) Rice flour.
(c) Sago flour.
(d) Bamboo fiber flour.

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

8. What principle does Don Richardson believe God gives him to offer the tribal people?
(a) The principle of cause and effect.
(b) The principle of original sin.
(c) The principle of capitalism.
(d) The principle of redemption.

9. Are the Sawi women involved in head hunting?
(a) Yes, they are very good with spears and often had better aim than their husbands.
(b) Yes, they often lead the charge to the offending village.
(c) The Sawi women are involved only if they are married.
(d) Not directly, but they encourage murder and would participate in clubbing to death wounded victims.

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

11. A typical stone axe would be swung 40 times to fell a tree. How many times does Hurip have to swing his steel axe to cut down the tree?
(a) Four times
(b) 39 times.
(c) Once.
(d) 80 times.

12. Do the Sawi warriors bring weapons with them to Pirimapun?
(a) Yes, they line their canoes with 40 palmwood bows and hundreds of arrows.
(b) No, it is forbidden to take any weapon on the river; the spirit gods will be angry.
(c) No, they are not worried about attack because they have supplies to trade.
(d) Yes, they take plenty of guns and ammunition to guard their goods.

13. When Don Richardson first goes to work with the Sawi people, what foreign nation had claimed that area as its own?
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) The Americans.
(c) The Australians.
(d) The Germans.

14. Why are the Kayagar men upset with Richardson when he announces his intention to build a home in Sawi territory?
(a) The Kayagar men are afraid of the Sawi and think that Richardson will be killed.
(b) The Kayagar village of Amyam is better at building houses than the Sawi.
(c) The village of Amyam is desperate to have a Tuan live with them.
(d) The Kayagar people don't want to paddle all the way down the river.

15. Where is Yae's wife, Kautap, cooking as Yae waits to go to Haenam?
(a) In the summer kitchen which is a separate building out back.
(b) At the central place inside the treehouse.
(c) In a small boat floating on the river.
(d) At the stove in her government-supplied trailer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds does the average wild boar weigh?

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

3. How does Yae get from the tree house to the ground?

4. What is the only safe way for a Sawi person to drink water from the river?

5. What part of the human skeleton do Sawi children play with?

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