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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. What insult is hurtled at a Haenam youth which almost starts a serious battle?
(a) He is called "weird old man."
(b) He is called "lizard-skin."
(c) He is called "tuan like."
(d) He is called "slow as mud."

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

3. How does the author describe a Sawi manhouse?
(a) As a den of inequity.
(b) As a rundown, smoke-filled, unhealthy gathering place.
(c) As a library and movie theatre in the Sawi village.
(d) As the Parthenon of Sawi culture.

4. What do the Sawi men build on the Kronkel river under Richardson's guidance?
(a) A breakwater barrier.
(b) A small island made of concrete.
(c) A 110-foot iron bridge.
(d) A huge raft made of ironwood poles.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brings a time of peace to the Sawi tribes?

2. Near the end of the book, Richardson describes a new place where the mission plane lands. What is that place?

3. What are the two pillars Richardson refers to?

4. What is "aumamay"?

5. What fruits and flowers do the missionaries introduce to the Sawi?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the Richardsons inform the Sawi leaders that they will be moving, what surprising response do they receive?

2. Why is the arrival of Hurip, the injured Kayagar, such a challenge?

3. What do the Richardsons conclude about the ongoing violence which they face amid the combined Sawi village communities?

4. In Chapter 24, what does Richardson organize and describe that would have been impossible when he first arrived?

5. What does Richardson see as the true battle in Chapter 13, War at my Door?

6. In May of 1963 what happened to the government of New Guinea?

7. Why does Carol's warm wash water have black specks in it?

8. Who is God's "Tarop"?

9. What happens when the Richardson family and their Sawi friends capsized in the dugout?

10. What does Kimi come to do to Warahai?

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