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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 blamed for anti-government sentiment?

2. Who told Gladys that a lama had met another missionary a few years earlier?

3. Where did Gladys hide the children as they passed through Japanese-held territory?

4. What did Gladys say that offended Lao Dah?

5. Who had placed restrictions on immigration, making it difficult for Gladys to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Dr. Huang and Gladys singing in Chapter 13?

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

3. What difficulty did Gladys face in leaving China for England?

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

5. Why were a group of college students placing pins on a map of northwest China?

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

7. Did Gladys have immediate success at the prison?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Gladys ends her autobiography by saying, "My heart is full of praise that one so insignificant, uneducated and ordinary in every way could be used to His glory and for the blessing of His people in poor persecuted China." This paradoxical theme of an insignificant parlor maid performing great accomplishments appears throughout the book. Cite three examples from the book where "insignificant, uneducated and ordinary" Gladys accomplishes great things.

Essay Topic 3

Gladys had several encounters with men who were strongly opposed to her message but eventually were converted to Christianity. Cite one example. What was Gladys' method for reaching the man? How long did it take for him to change? What was the result of his change?

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