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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Gladys ashamed after touching Mr. Shan?
(a) Chinese women never touch men in public.
(b) She broke her agreement with the prison warden.
(c) Prisoners were considered unclean.
(d) Mr. Shan never became a Christian because of her action.

2. Why were Gladys and the children forced to get off the train and walk through the mountains?
(a) There were no passenger trains in China.
(b) They did not have enough money.
(c) The train did not run because of danger from the Japanese.
(d) The Japanese were using it for soldiers.

3. What did the previous missionary give to the lamas?
(a) A radio.
(b) A tract.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A picture.

4. Who did Gladys say visited her in the Methodist church?
(a) The ghost of Mrs. Lawson.
(b) The Lord.
(c) Nehemiah the prophet.
(d) The Last Emperor of China.

5. When Gladys saw Lao Dah two years after their first meeting, what was he?
(a) A general.
(b) A mandarin.
(c) A bandit.
(d) A beggar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gladys find in a box left behind by a missionary?

2. Who told Gladys that a lama had met another missionary a few years earlier?

3. Which of the following was detained and imprisoned by the Japanese?

4. Who wondered if God allowed the students to die before worse things could happen to them?

5. What was blamed for anti-government sentiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Gladys should have acted as a spy for the Chinese general?

2. Why did Gladys write to Madame Chiang in Chapter 10?

3. What was the purpose of the questionnaire handed out by Communist officials?

4. What difficulties did Gladys face on the journey to Madame Chiang's?

5. Who were Gladys' unlikely companions during her time at the prison, and how did they support her?

6. Why were Dr. Huang and Gladys singing in Chapter 13?

7. Were the Christian Chinese students who were gathered into a town square courageous?

8. Why did the Communists blame Christianity for the anti-government feelings among the students?

9. Did Gladys have immediate success at the prison?

10. Why did Gladys end up in a hospital in Chapter 11?

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