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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the tribe that Don Richardson and his wife Carol live with?
(a) The Soweto tribe.
(b) The South End tribe.
(c) The Sowanda tribe.
(d) The Sawi tribe.

2. Why does Kauwan refuse to help Yae escape his terrible fate?
(a) Kauwan is deaf and cannot hear Yae's cry of fear.
(b) Kauwan has been promised a wife by one of the village men.
(c) Kauwan has been taken away to the jungle by his family.
(d) Kauwan is Yae's brother and has no power.

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

4. What is unique about the kidari along the Kronkel river?
(a) The kidari is a waterfall which falls some 500 feet.
(b) The kidari is the longest straight stretch of the river.
(c) The kidari has many types of exotic fish which visit it.
(d) The kidari has dangerous currents which should be avoided.

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

6. Which of these terms can be used to describe the tribe?
(a) Cannibalistic head hunters.
(b) Modern aggressive innovators.
(c) Saintly contemplative monks.
(d) Creative imaginative artists.

7. What might a visitor in a Sawi village be offered as a snack?
(a) Lobster, recently cooked and dipped in butter.
(b) Freshly toasted sago grubs.
(c) Chicken pot pie with carrots and potatoes.
(d) Pudding made from a bear liver.

8. What do the Tuans give the elders who come out to meet them for the first time?
(a) A bible, radio and a flashlight.
(b) Necklaces made of brightly colored beads.
(c) Pens, paper and stamps.
(d) Matches, razorblades and fishing equipment.

9. What is the Ironwood Curtain?
(a) It means passing from the life of easy and plenty, where there is much light, to the darker world of the jungle.
(b) It refers to the border of iron which the Sawi people have erected around their territory.
(c) It refers to that curtain which hangs between life and death.
(d) It means passing into the jungle that is full of trees which are called ironwood because of their dense hard wood.

10. What does Richardson build his home with?
(a) He brings in a small airstream trailer and sets it on a platform.
(b) Parts of an old boat which was moored on the river nearby.
(c) Oak, cherry, and walnut.
(d) Ironwood, split palm bark, mangrove poles and sago fronds.

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

12. Who is Patches?
(a) The fierce watchdog that lives with the missionary family of John McCain.
(b) The cook who makes fried sago worms for Richardson's family.
(c) The translator who makes "patchwork" of the early communications with the Sawi tribe.
(d) The nickname for Richardson's young son.

13. What does eating flesh for the first time mean to Sawi children?
(a) It means that they no longer belong to the tribe.
(b) It means they are now an adult.
(c) It means that they will someday go to heaven and be an angel.
(d) They are crossing a major threshold necessary to known the ultimate essence of their existence.

14. Who actually completes the murder of Yae?
(a) He dies of starvation.
(b) The dogs of the village.
(c) His mother-in-law.
(d) The women and children of the Haenam village.

15. How does Yae get from the tree house to the ground?
(a) Yae travels from treetop to treetop, rarely touching the ground.
(b) Yae swings from vines to a nearby tree and then jumps down.
(c) Yae jumps into a soft pile of leaves.
(d) Yae climbs down a long, vine-fastened ladder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What principle does Don Richardson believe God gives him to offer the tribal people?

2. Why do the Richardsons go to live in New Guinea?

3. What do the Sawi people believe airplanes are?

4. What does "Kanggime" mean in the language Dani?

5. Who is waiting at the new homesite when the Richardsons arrive?

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