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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. When Pete went to church on Sunday, he was always quite taken in by the picture of __________.

2. Pete wanted to go to _______ that night, but after seeing his father's reaction, he's not sure he still wants to go.

3. What did Pete always paint when he was at Vacation Bible School, according to the book?

4. Pete promised to buy Rufus a _________ when they went to the truck stop.

5. Where did Rufus and Pete sit after they gone done with their trip to the truck stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pete want his father's reaction to be after Pete announces that he has been saved?

2. What does Pete tell his parents about the fact that they never go to church together when they are sitting together eating breakfast?

3. What stuns Pete when he is in the revival service with the others, according to the story?

4. Why would the idea and the picture Jesus sometimes frighten Pete, even though he liked Jesus?

5. What was Pete feeling about his connection to God after he woke up the next morning?

6. What happened, according to Pete, to the congregation when the service was over with the Preacher Man?

7. What will make getting rid of the item in the drawer much easier, according to the story?

8. What did Pete feel when he had awoken from fainting and saw the Preacher Man's eyes on him?

9. What did Pete do the day after the second night of the revival, according to the story?

10. What does Pete feel about the night before at the revival service, according to the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Preacher Man invites Pete out for a soda and talks to him about how he could be a preacher too.

Part 1: How do you think you would respond if someone told you that you could be a good preacher?

Part 2: Why do you think the Preacher Man singles out Pete?

Part 3: Do you think that the Preacher Man might have told others to come with him too?

Essay Topic 2

Pete is very taken with a picture of Jesus and fears the idea of being judged by him. He thinks of how he might be cast out of favor with Jesus.

Part 1: Do you think it's normal for Pete to fear being judged? Why?

Part 2: Why do you think that Pete is afraid of being judged?

Part 3: How do you think people change their behavior when they feel they're being judged?

Essay Topic 3

Rufus thinks that Pete has seemed a little dopey ever since he'd been saved.

Part 1: What do you think Rufus thinks about Pete's religious way of life?

Part 2: Do you think that Pete is being dopey in the story?

Part 3: Why do you think Pete is offended when Rufus tells him that he is being dopey?

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