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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. While Yun was in prison, Deling gave birth to a son. Who named Yun's son?

2. What caused Yun's family to become destitute and beg for food?

3. How did Yun escape when he was bound and left alone while the authorities tried to learn his identity?

4. What type of person did the family call for a cure for the cancer?

5. What happened when Yun's mother and children prayed for healing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news did Deling bring to Yun when she visited him? What were her friends urging her to do?

2. How were the traditions of choosing a marriage partner different in the Chinese culture than in Western cultures?

3. How did Yun begin his study of the Bible?

4. Why was Yun's first preaching experience so unusual?

5. Who was it that eventually intervened for Yun in prison to make his life more bearable? What was his connection to the Christians?

6. In Chapter Eight, what did he mean when Yun yelled to his followers that he wasn't "a Judas"?

7. In Chapter Eight, how did Yun earn his nickname of "Heavenly Man"?

8. Did Yun's constant beatings and sufferings in prison make his faith in God waver?

9. In 1983, many church leaders were arrested in what Yun called a "crime wave." How was Yun persecuted and humiliated following his arrest in Shangnan County?

10. In Chapter Twelve, the authorities severely beat Yun. Were the Chinese officials succeeding in squelching the spread of the Gospel? What happened in the prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Yun's faith with Deling's faith. Did they struggle to trust God together? Why or why not? Cite at least three examples in the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

As the book ends, Yun recounted his life and his many struggles as well as his triumphs. Looking back, do you think he had any regrets? Was there anything he would have changed or done differently? Provide any quote(s) from Yun to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Six, Yun described a miraculous escape from prison. Look up an account in the Bible found in Acts Chapter 12, verses 6-11, where Peter escapes from prison. Compare and contrast Yun's escape with Peter's escape. What things are similar? What things are different?

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