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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 God give as assurance to humans?

2. What did God say He implanted in the minds of humans?

3. When Og looked at the inside of the apartment what did he see?

4. Where did Og go after speaking with his publisher?

5. What kind of party did Og attend in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Og do right away after he found an item on his desk?

2. What rules did God give to create happiness?

3. What was the book Simon left Og?

4. Who did Og call and why in Chapter 10?

5. What did Og do when he came back to his office after looking for Simon?

6. How was Simon supposed to use the God Memorandum and why?

7. What did Simon tell Og he could see about the God Memorandum?

8. What did God say about humans?

9. What did Og do after he read the letter from Simon?

10. What assurance did God give at the beginning of the memo?

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

Mandino wrote in Chapter 4 that he and Simon sat in a peaceful silence that could only be shared by two people who truly related to each other and that words weren't necessary to reinforce friendship.

1. What do you think Mandino meant by this statement?

2. Do you think friendship can build by silence between two people? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and/or your own life to support your opinion.

3. What do you think are the best ways to build friendship between two people?

Essay Topic 3

Og tells Simon of this book he read where the woman said the first thing she had to do to change was to say she needed help. AA says the same, that a person cannot get help or change until he/she acknowledges the need for change.

1. Why do you think this statement might be true? Use examples from the book to support your opinion.

2. Write about a time that you struggled to complete a task but needed help to do it. Did you ask for help? If not why and what was the ultimate outcome? If you asked for help how did that work for you?

3. If a friend of yours was struggling with a difficult problem but refused to ask for help, what would you say to convince her/him to do so? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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