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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 did Simon want Og to remember when he called to him from the window in Chapter 3?

2. What kind of book is "The Greatest Miracle in the World?"

3. What is the "Jonah" complex?

4. Simon said most people have to do this in order to accept help.

5. Simon said God often plays man. What else did he say in this vein?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where had Og been just before Chapter Four started?

2. When Og met Simon for the second time he talked about his name and his vocation. What did he say?

3. What were a few things Simon told Og about miracles?

4. What did Simon tell Og when Og asked him how many people Simon had helped?

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

6. What did Simon do after the war?

7. What was Og thinking about in relationship to Simon as he first got to know Simon?

8. What did Simon ask Og to remember for the next time they met?

9. What did Simon tell Og he believed about the mind?

10. How did Og view Simon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Seven, Og, has a package from Simon but when he goes to "Simon's" apartment, it is as if the man never lived there. If we are to assume that a person can't just disappear without a trace, meaning, no one but Og had seen or spoken to this man, then we have to come up with an explanation for his disappearance. Let's look at it as a literary device that Og used to hold our attention.

1. This book was published as a true book. Do you believe that Simon Potter existed? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own thoughts to support your answer.

2. If Simon Potter did not exist and Og Mandino used the story of him to keep a reader interested, would that change your feelings and thoughts about the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Simon took Og to his apartment. The living room was full of books. Og looked at the books, surprised at the diversity of subjects. When Simon reentered the room, he told Og that he felt each of those books were special because they were all written with the hand of God.

1. What do you think Simon meant about God writing the books Simon owned?

2. Do you think most writers are inspired by sources outside or inside themselves or a mixture? Why or why not?

3. Have you ever felt inspired to write a book or poem or song? How did that feel and did you do it? If not, why? If you did, how did it feel when you were done?

Essay Topic 3

Simon Potter told Og that "we become what we think."

1. How would you interpret that statement? Use examples from the Chapter to help support your interpretation.

2. Describe how you believe that statement might be demonstrated in your own life.

3. Describe a situation in which you might change the circumstances if you changed your thinking.

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