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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. Why does Kimberly reject the idea of marrying Scott?

2. What happens when Scott is in a Bible study with Catholics?

3. Scott wants to write and Kimberly likes to do what?

4. With what does Kimberly become increasingly uncomfortable?

5. He begins to talk with whom about these books he is reading?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is known about Kimberly from this chapter?

2. What is the Protestant theory of justification, or how one becomes saved?

3. What does Scott realize about his pastorate?

4. Why does Kimberly attend Grove City College?

5. How does Kimberly feel about all that has taken place in this chapter?

6. Why does Kimberly tell Scott to wait to convert?

7. What book does Scott read? What does he do with this new knowledge?

8. What does Scott do when he begins his pastorate in Virginia?

9. Where does Scott attend college? What is his major?

10. How does Kimberly initially feel about marrying Scott? How do Scott and Kimberly's parents' feeling compare to Kimberly's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For much of the story, Kimberly's beliefs and feelings contrast with Scott's.

Part 1) How and when do their beliefs being to differ? How do these differences affect each of them?

Part 2) How do these characters reconcile? Was the reconciliation foreshadowed? If so, how? If not, how was it surprising or unexpected?

Part 3) Do you believe these characters will stay reconciled? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Scott discusses an "ecclesiastical culture shock."

Part 1) What is meant by ecclesiastical? How is this a culture shock? For whom is this a culture shock?

Part 2) What causes this culture shock?

Part 3) Can one recover from this culture shock? Why or why not? Should all people have to deal with this culture shock? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Scott meets the Pope.

Part 1) How does he get this opportunity? How does he feel when he meets the Pope?

Part 2) What is surprising about who introduces him to the Pope?

Part 3) How does this meeting solidify his faith? What does he mean when he says God is telling him "the best is yet to come?"

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