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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stands at the front of the battle, on the front line, so to speak?

2. What two villages are fighting on the Tuan's doorstep?

3. What is the fourth level of despair?

4. Where are dead bodies interred in a Sawi village?

5. What do the Sawi people build for a dead person?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Sawidome?

2. Who is God's "Tarop"?

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

4. What does Mahaen think the underlying reason for "gefam asan" is?

5. When Don Richardson shares the story of Jesus with the Sawi men, what is their reaction?

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

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

8. What are the four levels of despair in the Sawi ritual of "gefam asan"?

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

10. What is the custom of fighting as described in Chapter 13, War at my Door?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphor has often been used to explain life and death. How does the metaphor of Christian resurrection and Sawi "remon" parallel each other? What natural phenomenon do they both use to explain rebirth?

Essay Topic 2

During the time Richardson and his wife live with the Sawi people, change comes to both missionary and village people. Describe the change that the final chapter lays out in terms of the Sawi people. How have they been changed? What basic behaviors have been altered? How is Don Richardson different from the young man who set out from Canada on this journey?

Essay Topic 3

The world of the Sawi people is very complex and based upon survival needs and a strong structure of family and tribal identity. Write an essay describing some aspect of the complexity that underlies what might seem like a simple hunter/gatherer society. For instance, Richardson finds that the language itself is very sophisticated and nuanced. The system of protection that family ties offer, for instance mother-in-law bonds, is both unique and imaginative. There is symbolism in the clothing, jewelry, and other items that the tribespeople own. Chose some aspect of the Sawi culture and show how there is an underlying sophistication to what might seem "primitive."

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