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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 did Og stop going to church?

2. Where did Simon get the cross he wears?

3. Simon said people don't take enough chances. Why is this, according to him?

4. What did Og do with his first book before he gave it to Simon?

5. What did Simon believe a person should do if she/he worked at a hated job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Simon ask Og to remember for the next time they met?

2. What did Simon tell Og he believed about the mind?

3. Why had Og driven into the city the day he met Simon?

4. How did Simon feel about many of the people in the world and the way they lived?

5. What was Og thinking about in relationship to Simon as he first got to know Simon?

6. When Og met Simon for the second time he talked about his name and his vocation. What did he say?

7. What did Simon do after the war?

8. What did Og Mandino do with Simon?

9. What did Simon tell Og about God and talking to people?

10. Why was Og feeling pressured on the day he met Simon for the second time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Og tells Simon of this book he read where the woman said the first thing she had to do to change was to say she needed help. AA says the same, that a person cannot get help or change until he/she acknowledges the need for change.

1. Why do you think this statement might be true? Use examples from the book to support your opinion.

2. Write about a time that you struggled to complete a task but needed help to do it. Did you ask for help? If not why and what was the ultimate outcome? If you asked for help how did that work for you?

3. If a friend of yours was struggling with a difficult problem but refused to ask for help, what would you say to convince her/him to do so? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

In his letter to Og, Simon said the most difficult tasks are done by the consistent, daily application of the best within someone.

1. What do you think Simon meant when he said this? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What situation or task have you dealt with in your life that would illustrate this principle? Were you successful in finishing the task or resolving the situation? Why or why not?

3. If you had a friend or relative who was struggling with a problem, what would you tell them to help them solve the problem by application of this principle? Include an example from the book in your explanation.

Essay Topic 3

Simon Potter told Og that "we become what we think."

1. How would you interpret that statement? Use examples from the Chapter to help support your interpretation.

2. Describe how you believe that statement might be demonstrated in your own life.

3. Describe a situation in which you might change the circumstances if you changed your thinking.

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