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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 does Dr. Tidmarsh teach Jim and the other new missionaries?

2. What do Jim and Ed decide to establish together?

3. What does this trip force Jim to admit?

4. Who do Jim and Elisabeth spend the Christmas holidays with?

5. What happens to Jim when he gets his inoculations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What amazes Elisabeth about the Indians attending Jim's sermons?

2. How does Jim handle his rebelliousness with God in this chapter, Hemmed in to Nothing?

3. What are some of the everyday situations aboard Santa Juana that emphasize God's abundant blessings for Jim?

4. What happens when Jim and Ed decide to help the missionary teacher in Arajuno?

5. Where does Jim pray the Lord will place him in His service?

6. What events point to the idea that Jim's eventual mission is coming to fruition?

7. What is the significance of Elisabeth's collection of biblical verses written by Jim in the Epilogue?

8. What does Jim realize upon teaching and learning language with the locals?

9. What is the significance of Elisabeth coming to Ecuador?

10. What is meant by Jim's statement to Elisabeth, "It may be that he hasn't planned to make us wait for years, but it certainly looks like it from here."?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some consider Jim Elliot's views on war, law, theology, and philosophy to be iconistic. What is your definition of iconistic? What does this term mean? Cite examples from the book demonstrating Jim's iconistic viewpoint on war, theology, law, and philosophy.

Essay Topic 2

Jim is regarded as a woman hater while a young adult. Elisabeth's friends tell her that breaking a date with Jim is a bad move. How does Jim gain this reputation? How would Jim's life be different if his view of women was different? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The Cascade Range, extending north and south, divides Oregon into distinct eastern and western regions, each of which contains a great variety of landforms. There is a relatively low mountain system on the western edge of the state. The two-thirds of the state lying east of the Cascade Range consists generally of arid plateaus cut by river canyons, with rolling hills in the north-central portion giving way to the Blue Mountains in the northeast. Fault-block ridges, weathered buttes, and remnants of large prehistoric lakes characterize the Great Basin in the southeast. How does this geographic wonderland prepare Jim for his missionary endeavors? What lessons from nature does Jim learn which are useful for Jim in the Ecuadorian jungle? What lessons can one learn from respecting and participating in outdoor activities?

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