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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Tuans give the elders who come out to meet them for the first time?
(a) Matches, razorblades and fishing equipment.
(b) Necklaces made of brightly colored beads.
(c) A bible, radio and a flashlight.
(d) Pens, paper and stamps.

2. How does Richardson deal with the Kayagar chief, Yae, when the chief begins to speak loudly?
(a) Richardson gets the Sawi chief to fight Yae.
(b) Richardson hits Yae very hard with a pile driver.
(c) Richardson gets on his knees and prays loudly for peace.
(d) Richardson puts his hand on Yae's shoulder and speaks English in a soothing tone.

3. How many pounds does the average wild boar weigh?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 180 pounds.
(d) 1,000 pounds.

4. How many wives does Yae's cousin Wasi have?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Twenty five.

5. What does Don Richardson interpret the tumult of Sawi activity as?
(a) A chance to learn the Sawi language.
(b) The beginning of a violent war between Sawi and Tuan.
(c) A baptism into a new and strange world.
(d) A dangerous cannibalistic ritual.

6. What does the Sawi expression "hahap kaman" mean?
(a) The group is full of ecstatic joy.
(b) All is lost and there is no hope left.
(c) Dinner is ready.
(d) The warriors are about to attack.

7. What does "Kanggime" mean in the language Dani?
(a) Land without time.
(b) Waiting until the sun comes up.
(c) Mission State.
(d) The place of death.

8. What does Narai do when he sees the arrival of the Richardsons?
(a) He sends up a flare to the other tribespeople.
(b) He shoots a flaming arrow back towards the village.
(c) He sends a warning shot on the new gun that Richardson gave him.
(d) He blows a warning signal on his bamboo horn to the other tribespeople.

9. What is "saravon"?
(a) A nutritious stew made of pork, sago and onions.
(b) The relationship between a Sawi man and his mother-in-law.
(c) A milky drink offered to the river gods every morning.
(d) A customary display of force meant to reassure guests that they are safe.

10. What principle does Don Richardson believe God gives him to offer the tribal people?
(a) The principle of redemption.
(b) The principle of original sin.
(c) The principle of capitalism.
(d) The principle of cause and effect.

11. Why does Yae's wife, Kautap, throw his stone ax in the river when she hears that her husband has been murdered?
(a) She is mad with grief.
(b) She believes Yae's spirit will need the ax in the world of the dead.
(c) She doesn't want anyone else to use it.
(d) She is angry at him for going to Haenam.

12. Why are the Kayagar men upset with Richardson when he announces his intention to build a home in Sawi territory?
(a) The village of Amyam is desperate to have a Tuan live with them.
(b) The Kayagar men are afraid of the Sawi and think that Richardson will be killed.
(c) The Kayagar people don't want to paddle all the way down the river.
(d) The Kayagar village of Amyam is better at building houses than the Sawi.

13. What are the two new tools Richardson gives the men of Tumdu?
(a) A steel knife and steel machete.
(b) A radio and camera.
(c) A steel hammer and saw.
(d) A steel fish gutting machine.

14. What vessel does the Richardson family use to arrive at their new home?
(a) A long dugout canoe.
(b) A plane.
(c) A speedboat.
(d) A rowboat with diesel motor.

15. What is unique about the kidari along the Kronkel river?
(a) The kidari has dangerous currents which should be avoided.
(b) The kidari has many types of exotic fish which visit it.
(c) The kidari is the longest straight stretch of the river.
(d) The kidari is a waterfall which falls some 500 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Do the Sawi warriors bring weapons with them to Pirimapun?

2. Why is Hadi so important to Don Richardson?

3. How many wives does the patriarch of Tumdu have?

4. What do the Sawi assume when they hear that the Tuans are almost all men?

5. What does the woman Anai do when she hears that Yae's jawbone will be given to her?

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