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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richardson conclude has been the reason Sawi people have survived so long?
(a) Their habit of fishing and hunting.
(b) Their habit of living in small, isolated groups.
(c) Their habit of bathing in the river.
(d) Their habit of aggressive fighting.

2. What is Don Richardson most shocked to discover about the Sawi people?
(a) That they honor goodness and light.
(b) That they eat no fruit.
(c) That they honor cruelty.
(d) That they often get lost.

3. Mahean is the first to step forward to try to carry out the peace child ritual. What stops him?
(a) A shower of arrows stops him.
(b) His wife, Syado, takes her child and runs back to the tribe.
(c) The child on his back weeps and wails until Mahean gives up.
(d) His conscience gets the better of him.

4. What medicine do the Richardsons have which saves the lives of Mavu, Nair and Paha?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Penicillin.
(d) X-rays.

5. In Sawi what does "cool water" mean?
(a) Shocking truth.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Cold nights.
(d) Peace.

6. Near the end of the book, Richardson describes a new place where the mission plane lands. What is that place?
(a) The long sago bridge.
(b) A floating bridge on the Kronkel.
(c) The recently built airstrip.
(d) An ocean carrier.

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

8. What are the two pillars Richardson refers to?
(a) The pillars of the Old Testament and the New Testament.
(b) The pillar of treacherous violence and the pillar of the peace child.
(c) The center two pillars which support the manhouse.
(d) The pillars of wealth and fame.

9. What does Richardson build after five years among the Sawi to replace his small thatchbox home?
(a) A riverboat home.
(b) An underground bunker.
(c) A three-bedroom dwelling.
(d) A 14-bedroom hotel.

10. Why is Richardson so excited about the peace child ritual?
(a) He believes that Christianity must have been introduced to the Sawi long ago.
(b) He is not excited; he thinks it is all very hopeless and sad.
(c) It shows the Sawi people are capable of understanding and practicing peace.
(d) He thinks it will make a good book.

11. In the Sawi language, how many tenses does each verb have?
(a) Each verb has 3 tenses.
(b) Each verb has 19 tenses.
(c) Each verb has only 1 tense.
(d) Each verb has 103 tenses.

12. What does "gefam ason" mean?
(a) Tasting nothing.
(b) The end of the world.
(c) Touching the stench.
(d) Paddling through the storm.

13. What brings a time of peace to the Sawi tribes?
(a) The river is full of fish.
(b) The weather is very calm.
(c) The Tuans give many gifts.
(d) The peace child exchange between two villages.

14. 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 breakwater barrier.
(d) A huge raft made of ironwood poles.

15. What is Aham's role in the village?
(a) She is a naturopath.
(b) She is the leader of the women.
(c) She is a herbalist.
(d) She is a sorceresses who has visions of spiritual events.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Beray not welcoming to the men from Wiyar?

2. How does Mavo respond to the protection and kindness which Richardson shows to him?

3. What is the first level of despair?

4. What is the third level of despair?

5. What does Don Richardson believe the real battle is about?

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