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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 long does Bruce stay with the Indians before Dr. Christian returns?

2. Where did Bruce's Boy Scout troop meet?

3. What is Christmas like in Puerto Ayacucho?

4. When Bruce leaves Caracas on a bus to find and help the Motilone, what town does he go to in the foothills of the Andes?

5. How many days does it take Bruce to travel on a bus from Caracas to a town in the foothills of the Andes?

Short Essay Questions

1. After escaping from the Motilone, what inspires Bruce to keep walking after he has been traveling for five days?

2. What problem does Bruce have to deal with late one night after he headed home from the Lange's church?

3. What do Bobby, Ayaboquina, and Bruce Olson decide to do after Humberto Abril threatened them?

4. For the Motilone, what does it mean to have a full stomach?

5. How did the climate and landscape change when Bruce and the Yuko Indians travel to find the Motilone?

6. What does Bruce like and dislike about the Old Testament of the Bible?

7. What happens when Bruce tries to leave the village of the Yuko Indians after staying there four months?

8. Why does Bruce not like staying at Dr. Christian's home?

9. What does Bruce do when the Motilone left four arrows point down on the trail?

10. What happens when Bobby, Ayaboquina, and Bruce Olson are talking in a jungle clearing at the top of a bluff?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Bobby says "I don't care whether I live or whether I die, I want to be like Jesus," he is referring to the Philippians 1:21 which says, "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Explain what that verse means to Bobby and Bruce and how it affected the way the two men lived their lives. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how the Motilone would cover the ears of the leader of a hunt to keep away evil spirits to the way that Bruce explained how Jesus blood covers deception and hides it from God.

Essay Topic 3

The Motilone believe that there is a connection between God and medicine. Using examples from the book, explain why the Motilones believe that God is just as or more important than the medication itself.

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