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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 did the church do when Nicky was finished speaking?

2. Who pointed out the ornamentation on the fireplace?

3. What did Dave say about the situation in the ministry?

4. How did the ministry overcome its problems?

5. Where does Dave invite Nicky to speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. What methods does Dave say the board used to purchase the building? What do you think he means by "hard-nosed" business sense?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. What does Gwen point out that reminds the author of his vision in Chapter 12?

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

8. What upset Dave after feeling so great about Nicky?

9. What eventually happened to Maria?

10. In Chapter 11 what is the author contemplating? What does he do to help him in his decision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Christian evangelical terms, making statements about that faith is often called "witnessing" or "testifying" i.e., speaking of one's personal experience with God. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think Christians desire to tell others about their religious experiences?

2. Why do you think Christians desire to convince non-believers to become Christians?

3. Do you think it is commendable that evangelical Christians go out on the streets to try to convince other people to believe as they do? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare/contrast Little Jo-Jo with Angelo.

2. Complete character analyses on George, Pedro, and Lucky.

3. Compare/contrast "Grandpap" (Wilkerson's grandfather) to the author, David Wilkerson.

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