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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 Dave say about tears from crying?

3. What does Maria do to help someone?

4. What was the atmosphere like at the center?

5. Under what type of circumstances does Dave say most people in that area lived?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. To what does Nicky agree and describe what he talks about.

5. What eventually happened to Maria?

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

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

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

9. Who inspired Dave to find a place and what did she say would come? Who helped him find a place for the Teen Center and what did they find? Does the place sound like a good building?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wrapping it all up: Discuss one of the following:

1. What is your overall evaluation of what Wilkerson accomplishes as stated in this book? Use detailed examples to illustrate your points.

2. Do you think Christian evangelism has an overall positive or negative track record? Discuss thoroughly.

3. Discuss an experience in your own life when you "converted" to something with a great deal of enthusiasm (not necessarily religious) and how it turned out.

Essay Topic 2

In memoir and autobiography, the author is recalling events pertinent to his/her own life. Discuss the following:

1. How accurate do you think memories are when an author is writing in the "present day" about events that may have occurred years earlier?

2. Do you think different people would have varying versions of the same event? Why or why not?

3. Autobiography is considered non-fiction because it is presumably "true." How much of autobiography is absolutely true if it is written from memory?

Essay Topic 3

The author takes a very straightforward, simple approach to telling his story. There are no poetic or literary embellishments. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think the author deliberately chose the particular writing style for a reason?

2. Does the style help or hinder the message in the book? Explain fully.

3. Does the style help or hinder reader enjoyment? Explain fully.

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