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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. Gladys used her inspections to talk about whom?

2. Whom did Gladys follow to the pier in Vladivostok?

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

4. To where did Gladys take Mrs. Ching and her children?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Gladys received by Mrs. Lawson?

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

3. In Chapter 3, why did Gladys decide to trust the young woman in Vladivostok and follow the old man?

4. How did Mrs. Lawson's death leave Gladys?

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

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

7. What step finalized Gladys' immersion into China?

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

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

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

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

Gladys made several journeys during her lifetime. Compare and contrast Gladys' first trip to China with her trip to Madame Chiang's or another of your choice. How were they similar? How were they different? What did Gladys learn from her first trip that helped her in subsequent journeys?

Essay Topic 3

Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman is an autobiography, but many of the stories that Gladys relates read like fiction. Choose one episode from Gladys's life and briefly relate the details. Discuss the impact of the event on Gladys and how it shaped the rest of her life.

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