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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. What is the overall theme presented in the book?
(a) One man's journey of Christian faith.
(b) The missionary story of working in South America.
(c) The trials and tribulations of missionaries.
(d) Exploring the language and culture of indigenous people.

2. Where does Jim go at the end of 1948?
(a) Mexico to visit Ron Harris' family.
(b) Oregon to visit his family.
(c) Student Missionary Convention at the University of Illinois.
(d) South American jungle.

3. What is the principle characteristic bringing together the unlikely match of Jim Elliot and Elisabeth Howard?
(a) Their easygoing demeanor.
(b) The way they speak to each other during long absences.
(c) Their unwavering devotion to Christ.
(d) Their attractive looks.

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

5. What does Jim Elliot bring to school in his backpack with his school books?
(a) The Bible.
(b) His carpentry tools.
(c) A calculator.
(d) A hymnal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "His emphasis was upon sacrifice, not of worldly goods so much as of family ties?"

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

3. What does Jim spend his lunch hour doing?

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

5. What is the first breakthrough in making contact with the natives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events influence Fred Elliot's conversion to God?

2. What role does prayer lead in Jim's daily schedule?

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's comment to Elisabeth that she "bargained for a cross?"

5. Describe the events leading to the marriage of Fred Elliot and Clara Luginbuhl.

6. Why does Jim watch his diet and exercise?

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

8. What happens when Jim is invited home with Dave Howard during Christmas,1945?

9. Describe the event when the male Aucan and two women greet the five missionaries on Curaray River.

10. What does Jim conclude while attending the 1948 International Student Missionary Convention at the University of Illinois?

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