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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, My Liver Trembles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Sawi people call Jesus?
(a) Tahari Tamala, the spirit who rises again.
(b) Tarap Tim Kodon, the perfect peace child.
(c) Jesus the Tailor, the one who makes us new.
(d) Tawanda Tahoi, the one who is beyond reach.

2. Why is it so important to Richardson that the patriarchs, the older men, convert to Christianity?
(a) Because the patriarchs of the tribe hold much influence over the rest of the people.
(b) Because Richardson believes only men can lead spiritually.
(c) Because the patriarchs control all the money.
(d) Because the patriarchs can read and write and will spread the gospel.

3. What does Don Richardson say to the battling warriors?
(a) "There is another way!"
(b) "Get out of my front yard!"
(c) "No more steel tools unless you stop!"
(d) "Es! That's enough!"

4. How do Don and Carol Richardson travel to New Guinea in 1962?
(a) They fly to Russia and then to Zurich and then to Australia and finally take a sailboat up to New Guinea.
(b) They fly from New York City on the Concorde and then drive into the Sawi territory.
(c) They sail from Vancouver on the ship "Oriana" and then fly into the interior.
(d) They drive from Canada to Mexico, take a small yacht across the Pacific Ocean and land in New Guinea.

5. What have the Sawi villagers constructed around the Richardson home?
(a) Tatious, boat docks.
(b) Satanoun, battle structures.
(c) Saurai, temporary homes.
(d) Nadous, long fireplaces for cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first patriarch in the Sawi tribe to convert to Christianity?

2. How old is Don Richardson when he first felt a spiritual call to serve God as a missionary?

3. Why is it so difficult for the Sawi people to convert to Richardson's faith?

4. Who stands at the front of the battle, on the front line, so to speak?

5. What does "Kanggime" mean in the language Dani?

(see the answer key)

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