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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 did Gladys say that offended Lao Dah?

2. How did Gladys leave China?

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

4. What were the college students sticking pins into?

5. Who interrogated Gladys and barricaded her door?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Gladys wise to flee with the Chinese army in Chapter 10?

2. Why did Lao Dah interrogate Gladys?

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

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

5. Did Lao Dah truly change?

6. Did Gladys have immediate success at the prison?

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

8. What did Chu En do in Yangcheng?

9. Do you think Gladys should have acted as a spy for the Chinese general?

10. What happened to the Methodist church where Gladys took a position after the war?

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

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

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?

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