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

2. Which members of Li'l Buddy's family died when they were trapped in the house?

3. Before the boys who nearly killed Denver spotted him near the vehicle, what did they ask the white woman?

4. What special event did Deborah start for the needy women?

5. What made Denver leave the plantation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Denver overcame his criminal record, lack of a driver license and inability to read to be able to take the trip to Colorado.

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

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

4. After Deborah was given only weeks to live, why did Denver say that Deborah "ain't goin nowhere"?

5. Describe how Rocky, Deborah's palomino pony, was used during Deborah's funeral and what Denver did after the ceremony was completed.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Deborah was terminally ill with cancer and was brought home to die, there were many painful moments for the loved ones who surrounded her.

Part 1. Explain the message from God pertaining to Deborah that Denver delivered to Ron. Why did Denver believe that Deborah could not die? How did he believe he could help?

Part 2. Describe the state of Ron and Deborah's marriage when they woke up together on the morning of their 31st wedding anniversary. Had the damage been repaired? Did Ron stand by her during her illness?

Part 3. What comforting words did Denver speak to Deborah on her deathbed? Explain why Deborah might have felt she could go in peace after hearing them.

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

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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