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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 three things does Jim tell his parents his education is steeped in?

2. Whose diary does Jim begin to read the summer after he leaves Wheaten College?

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

4. What is the problem Jim finds with attendees at the Missionary Convention?

5. What does Jim call the underclassmen to do besides "believing" in the Christian life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the events surrounding the use of guns among boyhood friends Jim, Dutch, and Dick.

2. Why is Jim wary of women?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Jim realize by the middle of his freshmen year at Wheaton College?

9. What is the significance of Jim's comment to Elisabeth that she "bargained for a cross?"

10. Why are the Indians curious about the white men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Obedience, honesty, and hospitality are family values Fred and Clara Eliot teach their children. The couple considers too much money a curse. What events, individuals, or experiences shaped Fred and Clara's child-raising attitudes? Cite examples of situations that reflect the children following obedience, honesty, and hospitality.

Essay Topic 2

Wheaton College is a four-year liberal arts interdenominational college. Although the college has changed since 1945 when Jim Elliot attended, what characteristics do you think encourage Jim to attend Wheaton College? Why do you think Jim chooses a religious interdenominational college versus a public institution? How does this religious education round out Jim's personality?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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