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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 Aham's role in the village?

2. In the Sawi language, how many tenses does each verb have?

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

4. What do the Sawi men build on the Kronkel river under Richardson's guidance?

5. What is Don Richardson most shocked to discover about the Sawi people?

Short Essay Questions

1. A Sawi woman dies in childbirth along with the twins that she gives birth to. What do the Sawi believe about twins?

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

3. What does Richardson see in the ritual of the Sawi peace child which gives him hope about sharing his Christian message with the villagers?

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

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

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

7. What is "aumamay"?

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

9. What surprises Richardson about the Sawi language?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Every culture has rituals for the process of death, dying and grief. What specifically are the Sawi rituals for each of these stages? What beliefs are these rituals based on?

Essay Topic 2

Richardson believes that change is inevitable for the Sawi people. How do the changes which he encouraged prepare them for the modern world that would soon descend upon them? Is there a choice for the Sawi people? Would the old ways have vanished no matter what? If a culture loses its world view and religion, does it lose its essence? Or can it retain its identity and absorb a new world view? Can the Sawi be Sawi without their religion, cannibalistic practices and headhunting?

Essay Topic 3

Why have the Sawi people been so protected from the modern world and its technological advances? Write an essay which explores both the physical reasons (geography), lifestyle, and world view of the Sawi culture which has kept it at such a remote distance.

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