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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 does Dave imagine by the end of Chapter 6?

2. What entire gang came forward for conversion the last night?

3. What does Dave say the teenagers really need to do?

4. What inspires Dave to change his type of preaching for the last part of the rallies?

5. How do the gang members feel about attending the rally?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did he tell his congregation and how did they respond? Do you think this was the reaction most congregations would have?

2. What does a mother of a Dragon Gang member tell Dave? Do you think the move on the family's part is unusual?

3. What happens at Dave's first attempt at street preaching? Why do you think it helped him with his mission?

4. Who does Dave visit on his way home and what is he told? Do you think it was good for Dave to hear?

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

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

7. How did many of the girls of the gang members feel about Dave converting them and what did they do about it? Why do you think the girls reacted this way?

8. 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?

9. In Chapter 8 Dave meets another minister. Who was it and who else does Dave meet through him. Considering how important this person becomes to Dave why do you think it might have been destiny for them to meet?

10. What does the author describe at the beginning of the book and what does he feel he should do? Do you think he seemed ignorant about the circumstances?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wilkerson describes the buying and remodeling of an old mansion for a Teen Challenge Center. He bought the mansion with no idea of how he is going to continue paying for it. Discuss the following:

1. Is it responsible to rely upon prayer and God to take care of your finances? Should people go out and purchase what they feel "led" to do on credit and assume God will come up with the payments when needed?

2. Do faith and finances mix?

3. Can the idea of doing something on faith be misused?

Essay Topic 2

The author believes that absolute, trusting faith in the power and inspiration of the Holy Spirit can, and will, bring about total and life-affirming transformation in those who profess it. Discuss the following:

1. How do you think David Wilkerson would define faith?

2. What are some ways Wilkerson uses faith in the beginning of his ministry to the gangs of New York?

3. Do you think Wilkerson's faith is misplaced? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When Wilkerson is planning a mass rally to evangelize gangs, he learns gang members were reluctant to attend and was surprised to discover that they all somehow discovered that becoming engaged with the Holy Spirit would make them cry and the gang members were afraid of appearing vulnerable. Discuss the following:

1. What would it be hard for a gang member to seem vulnerable?

2. Do you think the female gang members were as reluctant to appear in public crying as the male gang members? Why or why not.

3. Why do you think people cry after a conversion experience? Do you think it happens when people convert to other religions?

4. What do you think crying does for someone who has just become a Christian?

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