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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 happens at the courthouse when Dave returns with all the signatures?

2. What did the first parent of the teenage boys tell Dave?

3. For what had the teenagers been arrested?

4. Who does Dave visit on his way back to his home after his first visit to New York?

5. Who does Dave encounter after getting his first signature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dave conclude about motivations for gang activity? Do you think you think there could be other reasons?

2. How did Dave feel on his journey to New York and what did he fear? Was his fear appropriate?

3. What was Dave trying to do at the beginning of Chapter 4 and why? Do you think he was being unrealistic?

4. How does Dave feel about his first two conversions and what does his wife say? What do you think she meant by her statement to him?

5. What did Dave do shortly after he arrived back in New York? Do you think the gang members would have talked to him if he hadn't been thrown out of the courthouse?

6. What does Dave's grandfather tell him about a snake? Explain how this story could be symbolic.

7. How will Dave be able to fund a rally? Explain why someone of faith might say this is a case of "God will provide."

8. What did Dave do on his first visit to the courthouse and how did that come out? Were you surprised at the outcome?

9. What event with Dave's life is scheduled to occur at the same time as the rally? How does she feel about Dave being in New York?

10. What kind of prayer did Dave's grandfather believe in and what was one example of it that Dave saw as a young boy? Do you think that event was a major influence on Dave's own life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grandpap recalls seeing a snake shed its skin, a moment he describes as an image of evil transforming into something beautiful. Discuss the following:

1. Do you believe that anyone who is evil can change?

2. How do people who are "bad" become "good"?

3. Is religion the most likely way one can change from being "evil" to "good"?

4. Do you know anyone who has changed drastically from evil to good? How did the person do it?

Essay Topic 2

Wilkerson's journey from that of a naive country preacher to a street-wise evangelist could be considered an archetypal journey. Discuss one of the following:

1. Define the term archetype and give examples of it from a few of your favorite books or movies.

2. Discuss the archetypal hero and relate it to Wilkerson's journey. Give detailed examples.

3. Why do you think archetypes exist? Do you think there are similar archetypes across all cultures? Explain fully.

Essay Topic 3

Another reason the gang members are resistant to going to a large rally is they are afraid of losing their power if they leave their home turf. Discuss the following:

1. What is a home turf? Who is one's "home turf" decided upon? How is one's home turf protected?

2. What do you think are the practical reasons for having a home turf as a gang?

3. What do you think are the psychological reasons for having a home turf as a gang?

4. Are gangs the only ones to practice the concept of a home turf? Discuss

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