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

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

3. What does Jim struggle with upon arrival in Quito?
(a) The accomodations.
(b) Food and water.
(c) Lack of modern amenities.
(d) His Spanish.

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

5. Why does Jim send his childhood friend, Dick Fisher, a terse letter?
(a) Jim fears Dick has gotten himself into terrible debt.
(b) Jim believes Dick is missing God's best for his life.
(c) Jim fears Dick is straying from his childhood faith.
(d) Jim fears Dick may sabotage his misisonary work.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do Jim and Pete learn when taking a a survey trip by airplane to the Oriente?

4. What does Jim warn Elisabeth before he lets her read his journal?

5. What does Jim do when asked by the school board to teach another year?

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