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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. Who delivered a last-minute sermon at Gladys' convention?

2. After several years in China, Gladys felt like a member of what?

3. What about Mrs. Lawson and Gladys amazed the Chinese?

4. Approximately how much did a fare to China cost?

5. Who scolded Gladys for her recklessness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Gladys receive strong encouragement to become a missionary in China? Explain.

2. How did Dr. and Mrs. Fisher influence Gladys?

3. Did Gladys show compassion for Mrs. Ching and the children living with her?

4. How does Gladys describe one of her foot-inspecting visits to a village?

5. Why did Mrs. Ching not cooperate with Gladys when they first met?

6. In Chapter 8, what did the mandarin and Gladys disagree about?

7. Describe Gladys' arrival in China.

8. What comforted Gladys while she was being kept in Chita?

9. Was Gladys'convention ruined by the guest speaker failing to arrive?

10. Did Gladys leave China during the Chinese-Japanese War?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about one of Gladys' children. If applicable, address the following:

1) How did Gladys find him or her?

2) How did Gladys and this child influence each other?

3) What was the significance of this child in the context of the book as a whole?

4) What did the child go on to do?

Essay Topic 2

In her lifetime, Gladys was a citizen of first England and then China. Compare and contrast Gladys' descriptions of these two countries. Include a comparison of the people and Gladys' work within each country.

Essay Topic 3

In the beginning of the book, a mission society decided not to send Gladys to China because they believed she would be unable to learn the language. How was their decision ironic in light of Gladys' subsequent missionary work? How might Gladys' life and many other lives been different had the mission society changed their minds? Use at least three examples from the book.

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