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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. In "Called Out From Wage-earning", the Lord called Rees to rely solely on what for all Rees' needs?
2. In "Uncle Dick's Healing", Rees answered a call from the Lord for extreme ___ for the widows in India.
3. In "The Tramps", who challenged Rees about his care of the Tramps?
4. In "Called Out From Wage-earning", the Lord directed Rees not to be concerned about where the money would come from until the end of the ___ when it was time to pay.
5. In "Two Shocks", what question unsettled Rees about his faith in God?
Short Essay Questions
1. Rees prayed to end tuberculosis in a converted woman. What was the Lord's response to this prayer, and how did it affect Rees?
2. What happened to Rees upon his return home during the Welsh Revival?
3. Why did one of Ree's uncles and his uncle's wife take Samuel?
4. What does the author feel this collaborative writing of Howells' biography provides for the reader?
5. Why did Rees' struggle with his new directives from the Lord in the Vow of the Nazarene?
6. Who were two people affected by Rees' new prayer life, and how were they affected?
7. Who confronted Rees about this money issue, and what happened at the same time?
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. How did the Lord change the way Rees was to abide in the Vow of the Nazarene?
10. How did Rees' good friend and second in command come to be leader of the mission formerly headed by Rees?
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
There is an overall theme of God as the provider in this biography. Discuss this theme as either a unifying or divisive presence in the biographer's portrayal of Rees' life as an intercessor.
Essay Topic 3
How does the Vow of the Nazarene that Rees is called to by God help him conquer worldly influences? And, how does this new behavior help Rees bring the Spirit of God into the lives of others?
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