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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jim meet who will help him with his difficulties?
(a) Abdon.
(b) Rob Gill.
(c) Barbara Edwards.
(d) Doreen Clifford.

2. Why does Jim feel intimidated and ill-prepared in his first job?
(a) Jim has only been trained for missionary work.
(b) Jim's students are rambunctious and poorly trained.
(c) Jim has never taught high school students.
(d) Jim does not like high school bureaucracy.

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

4. What do Jim and Pete learn when taking a a survey trip by airplane to the Oriente?
(a) The Quichuas do not mix with the Aucans.
(b) No one knows how many people have been killed by the Aucans.
(c) Oriente was once a volcanic range.
(d) The Aucas are an uncivilized, savage tribe.

5. Why is Jim anxious to travel to South America to learn the native language now rather than later?
(a) He believes another missionary will take his place.
(b) He believes he may be transferred to a different mission in North America if he waits.
(c) He fears he is losing the Spanish he learned while in Mexico.
(d) He fears the older you get the harder it is to learn new things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim send his childhood friend, Dick Fisher, a terse letter?

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

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

4. What does Jim struggle with upon arrival in Quito?

5. What is the principle characteristic bringing together the unlikely match of Jim Elliot and Elisabeth Howard?

(see the answer key)

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