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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 happens to Er when he makes advances towards a girl?

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

3. Why is Warahai's mother crouched over the body of her son, covering his loins with her face and hands?

4. What do Sawi people do if twins are born?

5. What ritual does "Eyes Red with Watching" in chapter 23 describe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have the Sawi built in the time after modern life and Christianity have come to them?

2. What is the Sawidome?

3. What is "aumamay"?

4. What does Kimi come to do to Warahai?

5. What does "my liver trembles" mean in the Sawi idiom?

6. What surprises Richardson about the Sawi language?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is Don Richardson's goal in coming to live with the Sawi people? He states that he is not interested in simply signing up converts or even in teaching the next generation Christian principals and behavior. What does he want? And why?

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