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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. How many wives does the patriarch of Tumdu have?

2. A typical stone axe would be swung 40 times to fell a tree. How many times does Hurip have to swing his steel axe to cut down the tree?

3. How many tribes are in the area of New Guinea?

4. What is unique about the kidari along the Kronkel river?

5. What is "saravon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yae trying to do as he makes a journey to the nearby village of Haenam?

2. Why do the Sawi people hide in the thorn bushes when the plane comes?

3. Why do the Sawi people see Kani and Mahean as the epitome of manhood?

4. What do the young 7-month-old Stephen and the grown Sawi man Narai have in common?

5. Does Ebenezer Vine promise the students fame and fortune?

6. What are some of the fears which the Sawi people have about the Tuans?

7. What about the jungle frightens Don Richardson?

8. What is Carol Richardson's reaction to the sight of 200 armed warriors and the women and children standing massed, awaiting their arrival?

9. What is Ebenezer Vine trying to accomplish with his lecture tour?

10. What does the village of Mauro look like?

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

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

Peace Child is a before-and-after book. There is a particular culture in place before Richardson arrived and brought new ideas and there is a particular culture that emerges out of the interchange between the author and the Sawi people. What is the world of the Sawi people like before Richardson arrives? What are the benefits of the Sawi culture before the influence of Richardson and the modern world? What are the challenges?

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