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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 "aumamay"?

2. What happens to Er when he makes advances towards a girl?

3. What does "gefam ason" mean?

4. Who is Biakadon?

5. What medicine do the Richardsons have which saves the lives of Mavu, Nair and Paha?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Sawidome?

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

4. What ritual do the Sawi villagers engage in which inspires the title of this book?

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

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

7. What is "aumamay"?

8. Who is God's "Tarop"?

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

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

Richardson's agenda is to share the Christian gospel with the Sawi people which he believes will transform their violent culture into a more peaceful one. There are many obstacles, however. What obstacle does language present to him? Even more troubling for Richardson is the lack of cultural parallels between the Judeo-Christian world view and the Sawi world view. Write about the difference of introducing Christianity into a Jewish culture vs. introducing Christianity into the Sawi culture.

Essay Topic 2

The author believes that remote tribes such as the Sawi should be contacted. Why does he believe this? Is it simply for reasons of conversion? What does the author believe is inevitable for these remote people? Why does he feel justified in the being "first contact" for these ancient cultures?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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