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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dreams are Tawdry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Jim call Elisabeth?
(a) Bettina.
(b) Beth.
(c) Betty.
(d) Liz.

2. What does Jim do when asked by the school board to teach another year?
(a) He signs the contract for one more year.
(b) He turns it down to teach at another school.
(c) He signs the contract for half a term.
(d) He turns it down believing it's God's way.

3. Who arrives in Quito causing Jim both joy and anxiety?
(a) Elisabeth Howard.
(b) Dee Short.
(c) Dr. Hugo Cevallos.
(d) Dona Bacha.

4. Why is Jim anxious to travel to South America to learn the native language now rather than later?
(a) He fears the older you get the harder it is to learn new things.
(b) He believes he may be transferred to a different mission in North America if he waits.
(c) He believes another missionary will take his place.
(d) He fears he is losing the Spanish he learned while in Mexico.

5. What does Jim struggle with upon arrival in Quito?
(a) The accomodations.
(b) Food and water.
(c) Lack of modern amenities.
(d) His Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim feel anxious in his correspondence with Elisabeth?

2. What does Jim do to improve his Spanish skills?

3. What does Jim mean when he mentions the "Peter the Pumpkin Eater's dilemma?"

4. Why does Jim feel intimidated and ill-prepared in his first job?

5. Why does Jim send his childhood friend, Dick Fisher, a terse letter?

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