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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 did Yun want to tell his captors?

2. Who became the accepted spiritual leader of this group of new believers?

3. Who was it that tried to come to Yun's aid when he was beaten?

4. Yun was first arrested when he did what?

5. What convinced Yun's mother that Yun should go and teach others?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. After a severe beating, how did Yun believe God sustained him while in Nanyang prison?

4. In Chapter Eleven, both Deling and Yun's mother had the same vision on the same night. What was it?

5. How did Yun eventually come to own a Bible?

6. Once in jail, the authorities bound Yun and left him in a room while they tried to determine his identity. How did Yun escape?

7. How did Deling's mother come to choose Yun as a husband for her daughter? What was she looking for?

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

9. How did Deling show her faithfulness to Yun when she was encouraged by some to divorce him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the basics rights in America is the freedom to worship in any religion we choose. Discuss how it struck you when you first read about the atrocities committed against Christians by the Chinese government. Did it seem fair? Do you think fear was an effective motivator against the spread of Christianity? Why did it work on some people and not on others? Cite examples from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter Twenty-Three, Yun escaped from prison. What was his life like on the run? Provide some specific examples from the book showing how Yun believed God miraculously intervened in his life to protect him and get him out of China.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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