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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Simon tells Og there are not enough ragpickers. Why is that?
(a) the huge population of humans on the junk pile
(b) most people don't want to be on
(c) most people don't have time to be one
(d) most people don't have the ability

2. Og said Simon defined abstract words with what?
(a) concrete examples
(b) colorful analogies
(c) metaphors
(d) charades

3. Why does Og want to stay at the magazine?
(a) it gives him structure
(b) he needs the money
(c) he likes working there
(d) he likes his secretary

4. Why was Og feeling pressure from his friends?
(a) they want him to get married
(b) they want him to go on vacation
(c) they want him to have children
(d) they want him to quit his job

5. What was Og's connection with James Stewart?
(a) Og was a bombardier in his flight group
(b) he's his brother-in-law
(c) he's a cousin
(d) Og was in his army platoon

6. Why was Og worried about his book becoming well-known?
(a) people asking him for money
(b) coping with wealth and fame
(c) people criticizing the book
(d) people laughing at him

7. How did Simon relate car accidents to success?
(a) most accidents are due to carelessness
(b) most accidents can be avoided if one doesn't give up
(c) most accidents are premeditated
(d) most accidents are destiny

8. What was the name of the book Og gave Simon?
(a) The Greatest Salesman in the World
(b) The Greatest Question in the World
(c) The Greatest Answer in the World
(d) The Greatest Person in the World

9. What was Simon doing the first time Og saw him?
(a) making a speech
(b) eating lunch
(c) walking a dog
(d) feeding pigeons

10. On what is this book based?
(a) the plot of a science fiction movie
(b) the diary of Simon Potter
(c) nothing
(d) true experiences of Og Mandino

11. At the opening to Chapter 3, Og was yelled at by Simon. Where was Simon?
(a) in a snow drift
(b) by Og's office door
(c) in a taxi
(d) hanging out an apartment window

12. Simon said God often plays man. What else did he say in this vein?
(a) Men try to play God
(b) God and man are the same
(c) No man can play God
(d) God can play who he wants

13. How did Og try to open his gate?
(a) by pushing on the open bar
(b) with a remote opener
(c) with a key
(d) on a number pad

14. What type of person made the best ragpickers, according to Simon?
(a) religious people
(b) rich people
(c) smart people
(d) those who had been on the junk pile themselves

15. What did Og do when he first saw Simon?
(a) introduced himself
(b) gave him a magazine
(c) told him to leave
(d) ignored him

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Simon get the cross he wears?

2. Where does Simon invite Og the second time they meet?

3. What does Simon say is the way most people function in regard to their mind?

4. What did Og ask of God in the church?

5. Why did Og sit at Simon's feet?

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