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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. What is Don Richardson's first order of business with the Sawi tribe?

2. What are the relatives of Warahai doing to his body now that they believe his soul has left?

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

4. How do the Sawi prepare a body for burial?

5. What are the two pillars Richardson refers to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Richardson promise to teach the Sawi Christians?

5. What is "aumamay"?

6. Who is God's "Tarop"?

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

8. What does the phrase "cool water" mean in the Sawi language?

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

10. How do the Sawi people know that Warahai's soul has left his body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The interaction between the stone age and modern culture is a rare event. The drama of this story is the stunning clash of two worlds. What events in the book most dramatically reveal the strangeness between Tuan/Sawi? The plane? The boat? Selling of a child for an ax? The killing of Yao? The rituals? The cannibalism? Chose three of the most significant and dramatic events and describe them. What is it about these three events which clarify the deep differences between these two cultures?

Essay Topic 2

The Sawi language is multi-layered, very complex, poetic, and sophisticated. Why would such a language arise from a culture that has no written language? Or is the fact that the Sawi do not have a written language part of the reason that the verbal language has become so sophisticated? Is their remoteness an asset in terms of language development? Has it given them time to develop a more pure and complicated way to communicate? Or is it the fact that they are such an ancient culture? Richardson struggles with understanding how such a language could come from the Sawi people. What are his thoughts and observations about the Sawi language?

Essay Topic 3

Cross-cultural communication has always been part of human life. In recent times, however, with our ability to travel so easily and quickly, the mixing of cultures has become commonplace. Richardson was working with the Sawi people at a time when travel was becoming very accessible. What are the ethical issues of influencing another culture? Does Richardson have the right to intrude upon the Sawi people? Is it his responsibility to share valuable wisdom with people who have not been exposed to ideas which can bring peace and understanding in new ways?

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