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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 were Dave and his team looking for in a building?
2. What did Dave not want the recruits to use?
3. What did Dave's living quarters do for him?
4. What term does the author explain in Chapter 21?
5. What drug is one guest of the center trying to get off of in Chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Dave feel about Nicky Cruz's revelation and what does he do about it?
2. 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?
3. What methods does Dave say the board used to purchase the building? What do you think he means by "hard-nosed" business sense?
4. What do the recovering addicts at the center tell Dave when he asks why they are successful? What does Dave think about their answer?
5. What does the author have to say about the economics of drugs?
6. What does Dave say about the baptism not always freeing an addict?
7. What does he tell a Catholic priest about Pentecost?
8. 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?
9. To what does Nicky agree and describe what he talks about.
10. What upset Dave after feeling so great about Nicky?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Most literature, whether fiction or non-fiction have themes. Discuss one of the following:
1. Define theme and give an example of it from your favorite book or movie and discuss it thoroughly.
2. Thoroughly discuss two of the themes you believe are present in the Cross and the Switchblade.
3. If you were writing a memoir of your life, what are two themes you think would evolve? Discuss them with examples illustrating the themes.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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