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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are dead bodies interred in a Sawi village?
(a) They are sunk in the Kronkel river just downstream of the village.
(b) In a communal grave, on the edge of the village.
(c) Deep in the earth, directly under the family longhouse.
(d) In a small, coffin-sized gravehouse, elevated five to fifteen feet above ground.

3. What two villages are fighting on the Tuan's doorstep?
(a) The Sawi are fighting the Tuan.
(b) The Kamur and Haenam villages are in battle.
(c) The Kayangar and the Sawi are in battle.
(d) The Harasiomi and the Kaondahari are fighting.

4. Who is Biakadon?
(a) The infant son of Kaiyo and Wumi.
(b) The young man who works for the Richardsons.
(c) The leader of the Kumar village.
(d) The legendary god of the sea.

5. What is the fourth level of despair?
(a) Sinking the dead person's body into the Kronkel river.
(b) Throwing oneself, briefly, upon the death bonfire.
(c) Eating food with the hand that had been plunged into the dead person's body.
(d) Throwing oneself into the grave with the dead body.

6. Why do the young boys spread the news that the Richardson family is eating brains?
(a) Because the Richardsons frighten them.
(b) Because they are lying to get attention.
(c) Because their macaroni supper looks like brains.
(d) Because Richardsons tell the boys this to frighten them.

7. What ritual does "Eyes Red with Watching" in chapter 23 describe?
(a) The Sawi ritual of sleeplessness.
(b) The Sawi ritual of grief and veneration.
(c) The Sawi ritual of new birth.
(d) The Sawi ritual of baptism.

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

9. What have the Sawi villagers constructed around the Richardson home?
(a) Saurai, temporary homes.
(b) Satanoun, battle structures.
(c) Nadous, long fireplaces for cooking.
(d) Tatious, boat docks.

10. Who reads the Christmas scripture at the worship service?
(a) Carol Richardson.
(b) Richardson's son, Stephen.
(c) Isai, now a literate Sawi preacher.
(d) Yae.

11. Why does Amio want Hurip to die?
(a) Hurip tried to kill Amio earlier in the day.
(b) Hurip owes Amio much money and will not pay.
(c) Hurip killed the peace child which Hato, Amio's father, gave to the Kayagar.
(d) Hurip is his father's uncle and not to be trusted.

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

13. What life forms must the Richardson family learn to live with inside their new home?
(a) Worms, pythons, crocodiles, lions, jungle bears and hippos.
(b) Mosquitoes, cockroaches, crickets, flies, rats, lizards, bats and birds.
(c) Elephants, giraffes, picolos, vultures, eagles and griffins.
(d) Dogs, cats, parakeets, goats, cows, chickens and ducks.

14. In 1963 who does the Dutch government begin to give control of the Netherlands New Guinea to?
(a) Through the United Nations they transfer control to Indonesian sovereignty.
(b) Through the World Court they give control to Australia.
(c) Through the League of Nations they give control to the United States.
(d) Through the Geneva Accord they give control to the Sawi.

15. How do the Sawi prepare a body for burial?
(a) Singe the skin with fire, cut off all the hair and disfigure the face.
(b) Wrap the body in a grass mat, bound with vines around the neck, wrist and ankles.
(c) Coat it in thick mud and dry it in the sun.
(d) Anoint it with fragrant oils.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two village groups need to make peace?

2. Why is it so difficult for the Sawi people to convert to Richardson's faith?

3. Do the Sawi men believe their children are strong?

4. What gifts are given among the Sawi people at this first Christmas?

5. What does Richardson believe is stopping the Sawi people from following the Christian path?

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