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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 say about tears from crying?

2. What was the requirement for the young people who would work at the Center?

3. What did Dave teach the young recruits first?

4. What does Nicky talk about from his life before he met Dave?

5. How did the ministry overcome its problems?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does he encounter when he arrives back in New York and what does that person tell him?

2. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 14? When you read his description did it sound like a good idea to you?

3. What were the first stages of his New York ministry, called and what did he do primarily in it?

4. Give a brief synopsis on how the author sees the manner in which drug addiction comes about. Do you think this seems reasonable?

5. What do the recovering addicts at the center tell Dave when he asks why they are successful? What does Dave think about their answer?

6. What story does the author tell in Chapter 20 to illustrate the difficulty of breaking a drug habit. Do you agree with his assessment?

7. What does Dave describe as his first step in training the young people that would work with him? Do you think Dave had enough experience to be teaching them?

8. What does the author say about how Nicky's speech is received and what happens after it?

9. What does the author have to say about the economics of drugs?

10. What was one of the problems that happened occasionally at the center about meals? How was the problem often handled?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Wilkerson consults his Grandfather when he is feeling discouraged and he reminds her of the healing of Wilkerson's father through public prayer and faith. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think the father is healed because God answered the prayers?

2. How do people heal who do not have faith in God? Can they heal by belief in their body's ability to heal?

3. What would you do if you needed healing?

Essay Topic 3

The author believes that the core of all drug addiction is loneliness. Discuss the following:

1. How would you define loneliness?

2. Why do you think loneliness contributes to drug addiction?

3. Do you think loneliness is the main reason for drug addiction?

4. What other reasons might there be for someone becoming a drug addict?

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