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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. How do the missionaries know that the Indians understand what they are saying?
(a) The Indians leave their lances at the edge of the jungle.
(b) The Indians leave gifts for the missionaries.
(c) The Indians write messages on the beach.
(d) The Indians send Dayuma as an emissary.

2. What does Jim's brother, Bob, fear will happen to Jim?
(a) Elisabeth will force Jim to marry her.
(b) Jim will never return to the United Sattes.
(c) He will be susceptible to flagrant disease.
(d) The draft will call him up.

3. What news tests Jim and Elisabeth's dedication to God's purpose?
(a) Jim's bout with jungle rot.
(b) Jim's bout with malaria.
(c) The floodwaters wiping out Shandia.
(d) Elisabeth's diagnosis of possible tuberculosis.

4. What pattern appears to be happening Jim?
(a) He cannot hold down a full time job.
(b) His preaching is turning away listeners.
(c) Jim's desire to follow the biblical principle of traveling in New Testament pairs is snatched away by marriage.
(d) A sense of malaise appears to be getting the better of Jim.

5. How many checks come in to pay for Jim's travel to Ecuador down to the penny?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who approaches Jim and Pete as they eat in the port restaurant?

2. What announcement does Elisabeth's letter contain?

3. Why does Bill Cathers' letter detailing his wedding plans surprise Jim?

4. Who ends up accompanying Jim to Ecuador?

5. Who do Jim and Elisabeth spend the Christmas holidays with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is meant by Jim's statement to Elisabeth, "It may be that he hasn't planned to make us wait for years, but it certainly looks like it from here."?

2. What events characterize Jim and Elisabeth's first few months as newlyweds?

3. What is the significance of Elisabeth coming to Ecuador?

4. Describe what happens when the ship makes port at Puna and the men disembark.

5. What is the significance for Jim of Paul's passage to Corinthians, "it is a matter of share and share alike"?

6. What happens when Elisabeth is believed to have contracted tuberculosis?

7. What are some of the everyday situations aboard Santa Juana that emphasize God's abundant blessings for Jim?

8. What happens when Jim and Ed decide to help the missionary teacher in Arajuno?

9. What is Jim's strength as he undergoes the 10 week linguistics program at the University of Oklahoma?

10. What events point to the idea that Jim's eventual mission is coming to fruition?

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