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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 and his family share in prison?

2. How did Yun's mother hear about Christianity?

3. What ailment were all the other prisoners suffering from, but Yun managed to escape?

4. What comforted Yun as he continued to be persecuted?

5. What happened when Yun wanted to read a Bible himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why were there no Bibles for Yun to read?

3. In Chapter Thirteen, Yun was placed in charge of a murderer named Huang, who continually tried to kill himself and hurt the guards. How did Yun react to him?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. Why did Yun fear the government's Three-Self Church?

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

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 observations of the Chinese church compared to the Western church. Provide three examples from the book which characterize Yun's opinions. Why were there such marked differences?

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