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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jim go with his friend Ron Harris during the summer of his sophomore year?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) Honduras.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Ecuador.

2. What is Jim grateful the Lord has given him over the past four years in college?
(a) Thanksgiving for God's grace.
(b) Public duty to service.
(c) Peace and wisdom.
(d) Non-conformity to fit into established religion.

3. What does Jim experience during a gospel team trip across the Midwest with Dave Howard, Roger Lewis, and Verd Holstein?
(a) An apparition of Elisabeth..
(b) His spiritual awakening to God's glory.
(c) His own spiritual resistance to letting go.
(d) A Christian rebirth.

4. What does Jim's mother implore him to do with his missionary work?
(a) Discuss his field assignment with Elisabeth.
(b) Take one year off from making any decisions about missionary work.
(c) Work along side his brother, Bert, in Latin America.
(d) Stay in the United States.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Jim hitchhikes home from Illinois to Oregon, how long does it take him to wait for each ride?

3. Why doesn't Jim want to spend several weeks away from his family with his friends Dick Fisher and Dutch?

4. What does Jim mean when he mentions the "Peter the Pumpkin Eater's dilemma?"

5. What happens on Reverse Day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the gifts the missionaries give the Aucans?

2. Why does Jim watch his diet and exercise?

3. What does Jim learn while working side-by-side with his father the summer after his college graduation?

4. What is the significance of Jim turning down the offer to act as the business manager of the Tower?

5. What characteristics of Jim are not typical of a Bible school student?

6. What are some of the tenets Fred and Clara Elliot raise their children to believe?

7. What are some of the struggles and flaws Jim experiences in this chapter, The Realized Will?

8. What is the significance of Jim allowing Elisabeth to read his journal?

9. What are some examples of Jim living the verse, "Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might?"

10. How does Bert and Colleen's departure for mission field work in Peru influence Jim?

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