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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 was Brother Yun's real name?

2. To whom did Yun give credit for establishing Christianity in China?

3. What was the name Yun gives the police?

4. What was the prevailing attitude towards Christianity in China when Brother Yen was a boy?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How were the traditions of choosing a marriage partner different in the Chinese culture than in Western cultures?

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

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

6. Who was it that eventually intervened for Yun in prison to make his life more bearable? What was his connection to the Christians?

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

8. In Chapter Eight, what did he mean when Yun yelled to his followers that he wasn't "a Judas"?

9. 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?

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

Explain Deling's life while Yun was in prison. What was life like for her? Did she experience hardship? Cite three examples from the book of times when Deling experienced persecution of her own, and how she dealt with it.

Essay Topic 2

What was China's "One-Child Law"? Why do they have this law? Discuss the circumstances surrounding the reason for the law, and the inevitable horrific consequences for the Chinese people. How did this law effect Yun and Deling? Cite examples.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Chinese Government's Three-Self Church. What were the "Three-Selfs"? Do you think the government has an ulterior motive in setting up this "church"? How did Brother Yun feel about it and what was his reaction to it? Did other Christians see it that way? Did other Christians join? Provide examples from the book to support your position.

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