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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 concerns Jim about the temporal world after the announcement of Einstein's Theory of Gravitation?
(a) Men will ignore Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
(b) Men will find unification with other things instead of God.
(c) Men will lose focus on organized religion.
(d) Science will surpass the Word.

2. What does Jim warn Elisabeth before he lets her read his journal?
(a) It is a book of remembrance.
(b) It is a devotional for his future children.
(c) It has very few references to her.
(d) It contains passages which may make her upset.

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

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

5. Why does Jim feel anxious in his correspondence with Elisabeth?
(a) He is tired of being unemployed.
(b) He feels an urgency to bring the Word of God to others.
(c) He wants to stay in the United States after all.
(d) He feels he is entangled in earthly possessions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides being drafted, what other dilemma does Jim struggle with?

2. What does Jim's prayer in his journal foreshadow?

3. What name does Jim call Elisabeth?

4. What does Jim do to improve his Spanish skills?

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

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