View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Lao Dah stay with Gladys after his return?

2. Where was Madame Chiang's orphanage located?

3. How did Gladys leave China?

4. Who did Gladys say visited her in the Methodist church?

5. What did Gladys and the children need to cross in order to get to Free China?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gladys get a stethoscope for Chu En?

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

3. Did Lao Dah truly change?

4. Should Gladys have touched Mr. Shan on the shoulder?

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

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

7. How was Gladys' journey with the children across the mountains similar to her earlier journey to China?

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

9. Were the lamas surprised by the visit of Gladys and Dr. Huang?

10. Did Gladys have immediate success at the prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare the Gladys Aylward who left England in 1932 with Ai-Weh-Deh who returned twenty years later. Discuss the changes and similarities in both her outward appearance and her personality.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 831 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample