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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 vision does Aham have which convinces the Sawi villagers that there is no hope for Warahai?

2. What does Richardson organize to celebrate his first Christmas with the Sawi?

3. What is the third level of despair?

4. What does Richardson conclude has been the reason Sawi people have survived so long?

5. What is the first thing Warahi says when he comes out of his coma?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What surprises Richardson about the Sawi language?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Much of a Sawi person's day is spent gathering or hunting food. Families are mutually dependent upon each other for daily survival. What impact does this type of lifestyle have upon the Sawi family structure? What shape does a typical Sawi family take and is it a stable unit? What examples do you find in the book to support your conclusion?

Essay Topic 3

Richardson has a theory that the distance between the Sawi culture and his own can be bridged if he can find an analogy between the two. What is a cultural analogy? What is the bridge that Richardson finds? How does he recognize it?

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