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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. Where was Rees Howells born?

2. In "The Vow of the Nazarite", the Lord pointed out to Rees that Rees should not put pleasing his parents before God's what?

3. In "Called to a Hidden Life", who stepped down from mission leadership?

4. In "A Father to Orphans", who came forward to care for the children instead of Rees having to do it?

5. In "Two Shocks", who asked Rees an unsettling question?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Rees "hatless" and why did he struggle with being "hatless"?

2. How did the Lord help Rees master the skill of abiding?

3. What people influenced Howells' life in the early years?

4. God led Rees to a village where no one was saved. What happened when Rees followed the Lord's instructions about this village?

5. What did God promise about Uncle Dick's healing, and what happened?

6. Who was Elizabeth Hannah Jones, and how was she related to Samuel?

7. In London, how did Rees' friend respond to Rees' hatless state?

8. In "Challenging Death", Rees learned that he was to provide intercessory prayer for a person facing certain death. Having the last person die after his intercessory prayers, Rees struggled to complete his new challenge. Briefly discuss how "understanding God's will" helped Rees with this challenge.

9. What dilemma challenged Rees' commitment to give up all claim to his money at the Lord's direction, and how was the issue resolved?

10. How can prayers be a sign of doubt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "A Branch in the Vine" and "The Tubercular Woman", Rees is with two major requests from the Lord - one calling him to relinquish control over all his money, and the other asking if he is willing to die in place of a sick convert. Using specific examples from each chapter, discuss common themes presented in these pages and compare and contrast how these themes are handled in each chapter.

Essay Topic 2

Rees received two shocks while in America, first with his cousin Evan and later as he searched out answers on his own. Discuss the implications of Rees questioning his faith and the resulting changes in his life from the time he went to his cousin Evan to his resulting "new man" transformation by the end of the Llandrindod Wells Convention.

Essay Topic 3

Rees is a willing servant for the Lord. Discuss how this willingness is challenged in "The Tramps;" how Rees meets these challenges and how Rees, his family and those the Lord guides him to care for are affected by his choices/actions.

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