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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. Where does Jim take Elisabeth during her first visit to his family?

2. What fuels George's curiosity of the missionaries?

3. Why does Jim feel anxious in his correspondence with Elisabeth?

4. Where does Jim go at the end of 1948?

5. What literary genre is Shadow of the Almighty?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jim watch his diet and exercise?

3. Describe the event when the male Aucan and two women greet the five missionaries on Curaray River.

4. What is the significance of Jim sending off his newly married brother and sister-in-law on their honeymoon?

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

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

7. What is the significance of Jim and Elisabeth both majoring in Greek?

8. What happens when Jim counsels a fellow student disenfranchised with Christianity?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Jim wrote, "God deliver me from the dread asbestos of 'other things.' Saturate me with the oil of the Spirit that I may be aflame. But a flame is transient, often short-lived." In your opinion, do you believe Jim's flame of fire is ever ignited? Given flames extinguish over time, is Jim's death the final extinguisher for his fire? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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