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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. In 1978, how were believers baptized?

2. When Yun was arrested in 1981, the car taking him to jail had a flat tire. What happened after that?

3. When Yun understood God's purpose, what happened?

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

5. How did prison officials persuade the other prisoners to tell on Yun?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Yun believe God protected him when he was found after sleeping in a cornfield?

2. In Chapter 2, Deling described her own childhood, including her own healing. What did she say God had done in her life?

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

4. In Chapter 1, how did the illness and recovery of Yun's father affect Yun's life and the lives of his family and friends?

5. In Chapter Ten, a man named Li was put in Yun's cell with him. How did he become a Christian?

6. What incident ignited officer Zhang's family to believe in Jesus?

7. What happened when Yun and Deling went to apply for a marriage license?

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

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. On the eve of his execution, Huang wrote a letter to his parents. What did it say, and how did he write it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Marie Monsen, and why did Yun admire her? Discuss from the book why Yun was upset that there's no tombstone for her grave, and what Yun did about it.

Essay Topic 2

Christians are admonished in Romans 13:1 to submit to the governing authorities because God instituted all authorities that exist. How then, do you think Yun could justify his behavior against the government? Cite three examples from the book which explain times when Yun directly defied his government. Is it right to break man's law (the laws of a government)?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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