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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. Why did Simon think raising the dead was still being done today?

2. Why did Simon think people could change their lives?

3. What does Simon believe about the books in his apartment?

4. Why did Og have a difficult time getting in the gate?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Og view Simon?

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

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

5. What did Simon tell Og about the books he owned?

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

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

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

9. What did Og find the last time he went to see Simon?

10. What did Og think he and Simon could do together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As he was summing up what he'd heard Simon say, Og said to Simon: if we are not proud of what we are, how can we like ourselves?

1. Explain what you believe Og meant by this statement.

2. When you have failed at a goal, do you dislike yourself? Explain your answer with one or more examples.

3. Do you believe you can like yourself if you don't like what you do? Have you seen any evidence in your life of a person who wasn't proud of what she/he did but liked her/him self? Explain your answer using an example from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Simon told Og in his letter that he was leaving the God Memorandum in Og's care with complete confidence in him.

1. Why do you think Simon chose Og for the mission of dissimulating the God Memorandum? Use examples from the book and/or Og's life to support your answer.

2. Do you believe Simon could have the same confidence in you as he did in Og? Why or why not?

3. If your parent or teacher told you she/he believed in you to do something, how would you feel? Would you feel more pressure to live up to the expectations if they did not monitor you and all motivation had to come from you?

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