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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. Who was interested in acquiring Og Mandino's first book?

2. What did Eddie Rickenbacker say when asked about floating around in the ocean for three weeks?

3. What does Simon say he is?

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

5. Why does Simon call himself a ragpicker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Og right after he saw Simon in the snow?

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

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

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

5. How did Og view Simon?

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

7. What did Simon believe could help mankind?

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

9. Who did Simon quote about the similarities between Og's first book and Simon's life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simon wrote that the second law of happiness and success is to proclaim your rarity.

1. What do you believe Simon meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your response.

2. Of what unique qualities in you are you most proud? How have those qualities made you feel unique? How have they influenced your life?

3. Choose one person you admire and explain how and why that person is rare.

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

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?

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