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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Looking back as an adult on the scene with the cruel teacher from his youth, how does Ron feel?
(a) Numb.
(b) Amused.
(c) Shameful.
(d) Angry.

2. What is the term used to describe the farm owned by Ron's family?
(a) Sharecropper.
(b) Cottongain.
(c) Cottonshare.
(d) Blackland.

3. How did Denver's father die?
(a) He was stabbed to death.
(b) He died of alcohol poisoning.
(c) He was dragged to death behind a horse.
(d) He committed suicide.

4. What type of hardwood trees surrounded the Red River Parish plantation of Denver's youth?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Oak.
(c) Pine.
(d) Pecan.

5. What city project did Ron view from his seat on the private Falcon jet?
(a) A mission and chapel being built to support the homeless.
(b) Land-clearing to create a giant city park.
(c) An abandoned military base being converted to an airport.
(d) The foundation for a giant urban expansion of towers and buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the mean teacher who punished Ron for his honest mistake?

2. What happened to Ron's art gallery to confirm his negative opinion of the homeless?

3. What sort of place did Tim Taylor run, welcoming the needy to free events there?

4. How many boys were there in the group that nearly killed Denver?

5. Who did Big Mama and PawPaw raise as their own?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how sharecropping works and tell about Denver's experience with sharecropping.

2. How did Mr. Ballantine treat Denver when he first met him and how did Mr. Ballantine arrive at the mission?

3. When Denver was changing the white woman's tire in Chapter 1: Denver, why did he stand up to let the white boys know he is there?

4. Describe Denver's first impression of Deborah and how he felt about the mission until he met her.

5. Denver worried about disappointing Ron regarding the Colorado trip. How did Denver prove himself trustworthy during the trip?

6. Explain why Denver's trip with Ron to the annual Cowboy Spring Gathering was a turning point in Denver's life in which he overcame a life-long fear.

7. How and why did Ron dress differently from his peers in college?

8. List and describe the three occupations that lead Ron from being poor to being very wealthy.

9. How did Denver learn of Deborah's illness?

10. What dream did Deborah have that she told Ron about?

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