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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. Why doesn't Jim return home at Christmas?
2. What does Ed McCully write in his letter to Jim?
3. What does Jim learn while attending the Summer Institute of Linguistics?
4. What is Jim struggling to contain once he and Ed McCully reach Chester, Illinois?
5. Who does Jim ask to help build a school along the Bobonaza River?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the responsibilities Jim has while living in Shandia?
2. What is meant by Jim's statement to Elisabeth, "It may be that he hasn't planned to make us wait for years, but it certainly looks like it from here."?
3. Why does Elisabeth experience doubt upon the news of the Aucan spotting?
4. Where does Jim pray the Lord will place him in His service?
5. What does Jim realize upon teaching and learning language with the locals?
6. What events characterize Jim and Elisabeth's first few months as newlyweds?
7. What are some of the situations that require Jim to use his medical training?
8. What happens when Elisabeth is believed to have contracted tuberculosis?
9. What is the significance of Elisabeth's collection of biblical verses written by Jim in the Epilogue?
10. What is the significance for Jim of Paul's passage to Corinthians, "it is a matter of share and share alike"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Some consider Jim Elliot's views on war, law, theology, and philosophy to be iconistic. What is your definition of iconistic? What does this term mean? Cite examples from the book demonstrating Jim's iconistic viewpoint on war, theology, law, and philosophy.
Essay Topic 2
Obedience, honesty, and hospitality are family values Fred and Clara Eliot teach their children. The couple considers too much money a curse. What events, individuals, or experiences shaped Fred and Clara's child-raising attitudes? Cite examples of situations that reflect the children following obedience, honesty, and hospitality.
Essay Topic 3
Research an article or book describing the lives of one of the murdered missionaries' families (Elliot, Saint, McCully, Fleming, and Youderian). What happened to the families after their loved ones death? Do these family members continue the work of the murdered missionaries? If not, what does the family members do? Cite examples when necessary.
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