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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 was Gladys' Chinese name?

2. What did Gladys tell the woman who was holding a child?

3. What hindered the train conductor from communicating with Gladys?

4. Who joined Gladys in her mission work?

5. In which month did Gladys arrive in China?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gladys' arrival in China.

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

3. How was Gladys received by Mrs. Lawson?

4. How did Gladys show courage in her journey through Russia on the way to China in Chapter 2?

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

6. How was Gladys able to use the inn to share her faith?

7. Describe the difficulties that Gladys faced on her journey through Russia, in Chapter 2.

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

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

10. What step finalized Gladys' immersion into China?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the conversation between the mandarin and Gladys concerning missionary work in China. Defend one side of the argument, using examples from the book to support your answer.

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