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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dreams are Tawdry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim do to improve his Spanish skills?
(a) Barter with local vendors at market.
(b) Attends local events and public activities.
(c) Lives with a Quichuan family.
(d) Substitute teach at the missionary school.

2. Besides being drafted, what other dilemma does Jim struggle with?
(a) His anxiety for passing his classes.
(b) His desire to get to the mission field.
(c) His desire to join his brother, Bert, in Latin America.
(d) His desire to see Elisabeth again.

3. What does Jim do when asked by the school board to teach another year?
(a) He signs the contract for one more year.
(b) He turns it down to teach at another school.
(c) He turns it down believing it's God's way.
(d) He signs the contract for half a term.

4. What does Jim's prayer in his journal foreshadow?
(a) He has now achieved his approved unto God degree.
(b) He will be an agent of change whether God wills it or not.
(c) He will be the fork in the road testing people on their true beliefs.
(d) He will either live or die in the name of the Lord.

5. What does Jim mean when he mentions the "Peter the Pumpkin Eater's dilemma?"
(a) Seeds grow ripe with age.
(b) Needs multiply as they are met.
(c) Seeds multiply over time.
(d) Vines maintain a hold on the earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim feel intimidated and ill-prepared in his first job?

2. Why does Jim feel anxious in his correspondence with Elisabeth?

3. What name does Jim call Elisabeth?

4. Who arrives in Quito causing Jim both joy and anxiety?

5. Who does Jim meet who will help him with his difficulties?

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