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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 epidemic does Bruce learn about that was affecting the Motilone?

2. What is held at the Lange's church when Bruce is sixteen?

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

4. Who are some of the settlers who have been giving the Motilone problems?

5. What don't the Indians that Bruce stays with after Dr. Christian left like about the Indian Christians?

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

4. How does Bruce get an opportunity to live with the Indians?

5. Describe Mr. Rayburn's presentation at the interdenominational church that Bruce attends.

6. Why is Bruce's father so apprehensive about his attendance at the Lange's church?

7. Why can Bruce identify with Lucio Mondragon when he has to deal with power struggles and squabbles in his coalition?

8. What is the Motilone like who seems to protect Bruce when he is in the Motilone communal house?

9. What happens when Bruce begins to get on his mule and leave the Indian village in the Andes?

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

There are many conflicts in the book Bruchko. Explain how some of these conflicts work to help people understand Bruce's religious beliefs. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the story of the Motilone and the ants and the story of Jesus coming to earth as a man.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the lack of hospitality that Bruce received from the missionaries to the hospitality that he received from Latin American families, a Catholic priest, university students, the Indians, and others. Use examples from the book.

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