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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Simon believe about the books in his apartment?
(a) they need to be rewritten
(b) they are hard to find
(c) they are bestsellers
(d) they were written by the hand of God

2. What did Og do with his first book before he gave it to Simon?
(a) put a book cover on it
(b) tore out the last page
(c) autographed it
(d) underlined important places

3. What did Og ask of God in the church?
(a) for a new job
(b) for guidance and courage
(c) for a wife
(d) for money

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Simon call himself a ragpicker?

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

3. At the opening to Chapter 3, Og was yelled at by Simon. Where was Simon?

4. Who said, "whatever we allow to enter our minds will bear fruit?"

5. What did Simon do after he drove through the gate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Simon's family?

2. What did Simon tell Og about God and talking to people?

3. What did Og tell Simon about James Stewart?

4. What did Simon say about Og's boss as he looked at Stone's picture?

5. How did Simon feel about many of the people in the world and the way they lived?

6. What did Simon do after the war?

7. What did Og and Simon do in the summer and fall?

8. Why was Og feeling pressured on the day he met Simon for the second time?

9. Who is Simon Potter and what does he do?

10. Why was Og surprised about part of Simon's life?

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