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

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

3. Looking back as an adult on the scene with the cruel teacher from his youth, how does Ron feel?

4. What family pet woke Li'l Buddy one night and alerted him to danger in the house?

5. What was the name of Denver's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did people at the mission band together to help Deborah after her cancer surgery?

2. For the Colorado trip, Ron trusted Denver but feared he might not return. Describe the valuable items with which Denver was entrusted.

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

4. Describe the condition of Hershalee's house and what happened there when Ron and Denver visited it together.

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

6. In the final chapters of the book, explain the relationship that had developed between Ron and Denver.

7. Explain how and where Ron learned that President Kennedy had been shot.

8. How did Denver come to work as a sharecropper and who was responsible for his involvement?

9. Explain the circumstances that lead to the death of Big Mama and Cousin Chook when Denver was a boy.

10. Explain how Ron and Deborah used $10,000 in 1975 from the sale of a valuable Renoir painting.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ron and Deborah asked Denver to make the drive to Colorado to deliver Regan's belongings, it was a turning point in their relationship with Denver.

Part 1. What obstacles had to be overcome in order for Denver to attain a valid driver license? How did Ron help Denver accomplish this?

Part 2. With what valuable items was Denver entrusted by Ron for the trip?

Part 3. Explain Ron's worries about sending Denver on the trip. Did his worries come true?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sharecropping has been called a modern form of slavery. It was all Denver knew for the first thirty years of his life.

Part 1. Explain how sharecropping works.

Part 2. Describe the life of the sharecropper who harvests the land.

Part 3. Explain who the Man is.

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