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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 tell Elisabeth in his letter to her that God has meant him to do?

2. Why does Hudson Taylor's book confuse Jim Elliot?

3. What does Jim reevaluate during his senior year in college?

4. What school is Clara Luginbuhl attending when she first meets Fred Elliot?

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 are some examples of Jim's high school escapades as a prep test for his service to God?

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

4. What does Jim note is the problem with Americans that missionaries write about?

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

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

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

8. Why does Jim watch his diet and exercise?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stemming from a Greek word, dichotomy is a division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions. The dichotomy of Jim's career ranging between being a preacher and garbage collector is expansive. How does Jim use the skills from both professions to carve out his future? How does Jim use oration skills to his advantage? What recycling and refuse skills are useful for Jim in his future endeavors? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Fred Eliot, Jim's father, has to leave school as a young man to help with household duties due to an ill parent. For an individual with a strong mind, how does this childhood experience shape his personality? How does this experience shape Fred when raising his own children? Cite examples from the book to support your character analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Some consider Jim Elliot's views on war, law, theology, and philosophy to be iconistic. What is your definition of iconistic? What does this term mean? Cite examples from the book demonstrating Jim's iconistic viewpoint on war, theology, law, and philosophy.

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