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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 is the first food that Bruce is given when he is taken to the Motilone communal home?

2. Where does a plane drop Bruce off after he leaves Bogota?

3. What country does a missionary serve in who speaks at the Lange's church when Bruce is sixteen?

4. After Bruce escapes from the Motilone, how many days does he walk before finding food?

5. The fourth time that Bruce places gifts on the trail, what do the Motilones leave in their place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what happened after Bruce works with an Indian for two hours trying to learn the language?

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

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

4. What does Kent say when Bruce tells him he has been "called" to be a missionary?

5. How does Bruce receive an invitation to live with a Colombian family in Puerto Ayacucho?

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

7. How does Bruce find a place to stay after he flys into South America for the first time?

8. Why is it two-faced for the settlers to be bothering the Motilones?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, Bruce wonders if Christianity can be separate from culture. Using Bruce's arguments from the book, argue whether Bruce believes that people can become Christians without abandoning their culture.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, compare and contrast the Motilone and Yuko Indians before and after they became Christians.

Essay Topic 3

Ocdabidayna said, "Jesus Christ died for all the tribes of the world. Bobby is almost like Him. He died for the Motilones." Explain why Ocdabidayna could compare Bobby to Jesus and how Bobby's death helped the Motilones. Use examples from the book.

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