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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. Why did Gladys want to go to China?

2. What kind of reputation did the town have in which Gladys met Mrs. Ching?

3. How did Gladys free herself from the Russian soldiers who captured her on the gangway?

4. Where did Gladys care for her children?

5. Who joined Gladys in her mission work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did reading the Bible convince Gladys to go to China?

3. In Chapter 6, why did the woman not care if the child was out in the sun?

4. Was the British consulate official in Japan right in scolding Gladys?

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

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

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

8. Did Gladys want to buy Ninepence at first?

9. In Chapters 5 and 6, how did Gladys use the opportunities that came her way to spread her message?

10. Describe Gladys' mission work in England, before she left for China.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Mrs. Ching used the metaphor of foot-binding to describe an experience she had. What was that experience? Was her metaphor accurate or inaccurate? Why? How can Mrs. Ching's metaphor be used to draw a comparison between two occupations that Gladys had?

Essay Topic 3

The movie The Inn of the Sixth Happiness takes many liberties with Gladys' life and incorporates a love story into the plot. How do you think Gladys responded to this? Should movies or books about a historical figure be allowed to alter the facts for the sake of entertaining the audience? Did Gladys' life need a love story to make it interesting?

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