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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 special event did Deborah start for the needy women?

2. Why did Ron decide to volunteer his time to help the needy?

3. What did Chef Jim receive for his cooking?

4. Who did Ron dream of showing how successful he had become as he flew along in a private jet?

5. How did Denver feel about Deborah when he met her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Ron's art gallery in Chapter 2: Ron that confirmed his negative attitude toward the homeless?

3. Why did Denver hop on a freight train and flee the plantation?

4. Describe the honest mistake Ron made in second grade and how his teacher, Miss Poe, reacted.

5. Explain Deborah and Ron's differing reasons for becoming volunteers at the Union Gospel Mission.

6. Describe how the three white boys nearly killed Denver in Chapter 1: Denver.

7. Normally soft-spoken, explain how Denver defied his usual custom of keeping to himself at the memorial service for Deborah that was attended by a thousand people.

8. When Denver failed to arrive in Colorado on time, what thoughts and fears plagued Ron?

9. When half a million dollars was given to the mission, how did Mary Ellen credit Deborah and what was done with the money?

10. In what ways did Ron's grandfather, a blackland farm owner, treat his black and white employees differently?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Denver escaped the plantation on a freight train, he wandered for several years before ending up homeless on the streets of Fort Worth and eventually arriving at the Union Gospel Mission.

Part 1. Explain the "hobo code of honor" and how Denver ended up with a car because of it. For what purpose did Denver use the car?

Part 2. Under what conditions did Denver finally accept a bed at the mission?

Part 3. Explain what and where The Lot was. What did the mission volunteers do there?

Essay Topic 2

At the conclusion of the book, Denver and Ron bonded together in many ways.

Part 1. Describe their trip to Red River Parish and how Ron reacted to seeing the way Denver grew up.

Part 2. Explain where Ron went to live at the end of the story and how he brought Denver with him.

Part 3. Did Denver truly become the poor man who saved the city with his wisdom, as Deborah predicted? In what ways did he fulfill her prophecy? Explain and describe.

Essay Topic 3

Before Ron's life was changed by Denver and others at the Union Gospel Mission, Ron had certain feelings about the poor and the homeless.

Part 1. Describe how Ron felt about the poor, homeless and needy before he began volunteering at the mission and met Denver.

Part 2. What happened to Ron's art gallery in Sundance Square to validate his feelings about the homeless?

Part 3. Explain how meeting Denver changed Ron's attitude toward the homeless.

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