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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Don Richardson feeling as he steps onto the bank of the Kronkel and meets those who are waiting for them?
(a) He is psyching himself up for the sermon he is going to give.
(b) He is angry at his wife for being so scared.
(c) He is feeling triumphant at having made the voyage.
(d) He is frightened that he may have misread the situation.

5. Why must the women, young men and children leave when Yae's skull is cracked open?
(a) Because they all had to go and swim in the river until nightfall.
(b) Because only the older men are cannibals in the Sawi tribe.
(c) Because it is forbidden for them to hear the sound of a skull breaking open.
(d) Because they are not allowed to eat brains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Tumdu women use as flour in their cooking?

2. What is the weather like on the day the Richardson family arrives at their new home?

3. What is the Prairie Bible Institute?

4. What does the expression "to fatten with friendship for the slaughter" mean?

5. What is "saravon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Yae throw water from the river into the air in order to drink it?

2. What are some of the fears which the Sawi people have about the Tuans?

3. Why is Narai waiting in the elephant grass, in his small dugout? What is his purpose and job to do on this auspicious day?

4. Why does Wario, Mahaen's mother-in-law, agree to be part of Kani's terrible revenge plot?

5. What does the village of Mauro look like?

6. How does Kauwan display "saravon," a customary display of force, and why does he do this when Yae arrives at the village of Haenam?

7. What response does Richardson offer to those who would advocate that these remote tribes need to be left alone and not contacted?

8. What about the jungle frightens Don Richardson?

9. What does Richardson believe is unavoidable in modern life?

10. Who are the people that the author is going to work with?

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