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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 two boys help Bert with his garbage business?

2. What does Jim remind Elisabeth that she has done before the Lord?

3. What gifts do the missionaries offer George and the Aucan women?

4. What concerns Jim about the temporal world after the announcement of Einstein's Theory of Gravitation?

5. What happens on Reverse Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are some of the activities Jim, Dave Howard, Verd Holsteen and Roger Lewis do while traveling for the Foreign Missions Fellowship in 1948?

8. Why does Jim rebuke the world's fascination with Einstein's new theory of gravitation?

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

10. Why is Jim wary of women?

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

Jim is an avid reader of the Book of Psalms, the third section of the printed Hebrew Bible. Themes prevalent in the Book of Psalms range from the existence of God to death, judgment, heaven, hell, hope of resurrection and of glory, fear of punishment. The Book of Psalms reflects the human spirit, which range from the lowest depths of the human heart to the upper heights of Divine contemplation. Describe scenarios from the book which demonstrate how each of the Book of Psalm themes influenced Jim.

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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