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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's living quarters like when he returns to New York.

2. What does Wilkerson carefully analyze?

3. What does Wilkerson believe happens when baptized by the Holy Spirit?

4. How did the church respond to Nicky's story?

5. What does Dave say about tears from crying?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What was the process Dave had to go through in order to have the Teen Challenge Center ready for Business?

3. Describe how Dave finally made a decision about moving to New York?

4. What does Dave say about the baptism not always freeing an addict?

5. What eventually happened to Maria?

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

7. What did Linda Meisner do at the Center? How did she handle the dangers of her job?

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

9. 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?

10. What does he tell a Catholic priest about Pentecost?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In chapter 7, Wilkerson doubts the sincerity of the religious conversion of two of a gang's members. Discuss one of the following:

1. Why do you think Wilkerson doubts these conversions? Is he vindicated in his doubts? Or do they turn out to be sincere? How can one know if a conversion is sincere?

2. There is a concept in our culture called "jailhouse conversions;" in other words, men/women who are incarcerated or face incarceration finding religion and suddenly changing. There have been numerous high-profile examples of this situation. Research and discuss one of them. (Two to consider: Look up Karla Faye Tucker in Texas or Colson of the Watergate group.)

3. What is the process of conversion to Christianity? To some other religion or cause? Why do you think people "convert"? Discuss thoroughly.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 12, one of Wilkerson's earliest success stories was forcibly "drafted" back into the gang and subsequently involved in a violent confrontation that resulted in his being imprisoned. Wilkerson writes that he learned he has to follow up with the gang members he converts. Discuss one of the following:

1. How does Wilkerson go about following up with gang members? Is his method successful? How long do you think follow-up might be necessary in these kind of circumstances? If you were making a suggestion to Wilkerson about follow-up, what would it be?

2. Often, follow-up is crucial to the success of any change. Discuss a situation that is ongoing in at the end of the first decade of the 21st century which requires more follow-up and how it should occur. (Hint: Nature disaster aid, wars, etc.).

3. Most of us are usually desirous of a quick cure for almost anything. Why is the quick cure not usually a cure? Give examples and show how persistence and follow-up could make the difference.

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