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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "Jonah" complex?
(a) desire to hide from the possibility of failure
(b) wanting to bury oneself in work
(c) refusing a request from God
(d) running away from home

2. What did Og say to Simon about Simon's eyes?
(a) they have a twinkle in them
(b) they are black
(c) they are too deep-set
(d) they spark with anger

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

4. Why did Og have a difficult time getting in the gate?
(a) it would only open a few inches
(b) it wouldn't open
(c) it was blocked by snow
(d) it kept shutting

5. What does Simon believe causes most of the world's ills?
(a) war
(b) greed
(c) anger
(d) lack of pride in self

6. Where does Simon invite Og the second time they meet?
(a) to his apartment
(b) to a bar
(c) to a restaurant
(d) to the movie theater

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

8. What did Og's mother do with his writings?
(a) hid them
(b) burn them
(c) nothing
(d) read and criticized them

9. Why did Og go in a church to pray?
(a) a publishing company wanted to meet with him
(b) his son was kidnapped
(c) his wife was sick
(d) he wasn't feeling well

10. If a person thinks negative thoughts, according to Simon what will happen?
(a) they will hate other people
(b) they will reap negative events
(c) they will get depressed
(d) they will have a lot of accidents

11. 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 have time to be one
(c) most people don't want to be on
(d) most people don't have the ability

12. Of what did Simon's physical appearance and demeanor remind Og?
(a) the president
(b) an Old Testament Prophet
(c) a general
(d) a movie star

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

14. When Simon called over to Og, who did he quote?
(a) George Washington
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Thomas Carlyle
(d) Thomas Moore

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Og try to open his gate?

2. Why did Og stop going to church?

3. What did Simon ask Og about miracles?

4. What apartment number was Simon's?

5. What did Simon say people did more hours per day than any other activity?

(see the answer keys)

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