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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 pattern appears to be happening Jim?

2. What does Jim decide will be his number one goal?

3. What thoughts torment Jim on his flight back to Shandia?

4. What does this trip force Jim to admit?

5. Who does Jim ask to help build a school along the Bobonaza River?

Short Essay Questions

1. What amazes Elisabeth about the Indians attending Jim's sermons?

2. What is the significance of Ed McCully's letter letting Jim know that he is leaving school to become a full time emissary of Christ?

3. What is the significance of the allegory of the chrysanthemums?

4. What seems to be a consistent problem Jim and the missionaries encounter?

5. What is meant by Jim's statement to Elisabeth, "It may be that he hasn't planned to make us wait for years, but it certainly looks like it from here."?

6. Give an example of how this chapter, Impelled by These Voices, exemplifies the theme that God is in control.

7. What is the significance for Jim of Paul's passage to Corinthians, "it is a matter of share and share alike"?

8. What are some of the situations that require Jim to use his medical training?

9. What is the significance of Elisabeth's collection of biblical verses written by Jim in the Epilogue?

10. What happens when Elisabeth is believed to have contracted tuberculosis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prior to their final meeting with the Aucans, the five missionaries sang together as they so often did, "We rest on Thee, our Shield and our Defender. We go not forth alone against the foe." The author uses a literary comparison between the missionaries and soldiers fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. Compare and contrast the battle fought by the missionaries and the Gettysburg soldiers. What are similar traits or characteristics by both groups? What are different traits or characteristics of both groups?

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

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.

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