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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Simon when Og turned to thank him?
(a) inside the gate
(b) behind the car
(c) in the street
(d) gone

2. What happened to Bible sales when the book, "Magnificent Obsession" was published?
(a) they increased geometrically
(b) it stayed the same
(c) it dropped
(d) it increased slightly

3. How did Simon think the handicapped could succeed?
(a) within certain limitations
(b) as well as anyone else
(c) they couldn't succeed
(d) with some help

4. What did Simon ask Og about miracles?
(a) who was a modern miracle worker
(b) if he really believed in miracles
(c) what was the greatest one ever done
(d) why miracles didn't happen

5. 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

6. In Chapter 3, what does Simon tell Og about the mind?
(a) it cannot be controlled
(b) it's the greatest creation on earth
(c) it is like a computer
(d) it can cause problems

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

8. What apartment number was Simon's?
(a) 21
(b) 33
(c) 27
(d) 32

9. Who included a Bible verse about good deeds in a novel?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Ernest Hemmingway
(d) Lloyd C. Douglas

10. Why does Simon call himself a ragpicker?
(a) he weaves material out of rags
(b) he picks people off the junk piles of their lives
(c) he pulls treasures out of dumpsters
(d) he wears simple, old clothes

11. What does Simon do in his life?
(a) helps people
(b) he writes books
(c) he's retired
(d) he practices law

12. What did Simon say caused living death?
(a) lack of self-esteem
(b) lack of education
(c) lack of money
(d) lack of beauty

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

14. Simon said most people have to do this in order to accept help.
(a) be willing to give
(b) have no pride
(c) hit bottom
(d) know the right person

15. What did Og say a miracle was?
(a) God changing a life
(b) the earth being alive
(c) the ability to change a law of nature
(d) good sherry

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Og feel about Simon after the first couple of times they met?

2. Why does Og want to stay at the magazine?

3. What does GIGO mean?

4. In what city did Og first meet Simon?

5. What did Simon suggest to Og about the gate?

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