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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim spend his lunch hour doing?

2. What does Jim's mother implore him to do with his missionary work?

3. Why are Jim's parents upset that he turns down the opportunity to be a business manager?

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

5. Why is Jim Elliot cautious about girls his age?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the advantage of Jim's unemployment between doing odd jobs and applying for a substitute teaching position?

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

6. What are the weaknesses Jim sees while working for the Foreign Missions Fellowship?

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

8. Why are the Aucans suspicious of the white men?

9. Why does Jim watch his diet and exercise?

10. What is special about Elisabeth's visit to Jim the second week into the fall semester?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The murder of the five missionaries is widely reported among news outlets throughout the United States. What lessons does this incident teach future missionaries conducting fieldwork? What skills or lessons do you learn from this incident? How would you change the missionary field responsibilities for the future based on this incident?

Essay Topic 2

Jim and his four missionary counterparts are part of the Plymouth Brethern. Research background on the Plymouth Brethern and answer the following questions:

1) How is the organization formed?

2) What is the organization's mission or purpose?

3) What is the status of the organization? Is it in existence today?

Essay Topic 3

Jim is methodical in his day-to-day activities. His friends describe him as having a "one-track" mind. What do Jim's friends mean by "one-track mind?" How does this pattern of work influence Jim in his later missionary work? Cite examples of Jim's methodical way of handling chores and studies.

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