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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 are houses made from that Bruce sees as he drives with Julio to his family's home?

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

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

4. Who does Bruce meet at a church in Bogota who helps him by giving him money and clothing?

5. Where does Bruce stay while Dr. Christian travels on to other Indian villages?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Bruce learn about the Motilones?

6. What does Bruce bring into the jungle when he comes back from Bogota?

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

8. What does Bruce wonder about missionary work when he stays with the Indians after Dr. Christian leaves?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, explain how the land affects the people who live and travel in the Colombian jungles.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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