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

2. What type of story is this book?

3. What does Simon do in his life?

4. What did Og and Simon find in Simon's life and Og's first book?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why had Og driven into the city the day he met Simon?

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

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

5. What did Simon think was the biggest problem mankind had?

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

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

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

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

10. What did Og tell Simon about James Stewart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

After Og finished reading Simon's letter to him he cried. He wondered to himself why he was crying and if he had realized too late who Simon Potter really was.

1. Who do you think Simon Potter was? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What would you do and how would you feel if Og's encounter with Simon had happened to you?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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