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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 Og tell his publisher after the office party?

2. What did Og do when he got back in his car after opening the gate to his office building?

3. Why does Og hate office parties?

4. When was Og supposed to read the God Memorandum?

5. What did God say humans should do secondly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where were the last places Og went to look for Simon and what did he find?

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

3. What rules did God give to create happiness?

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

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

6. How did Og find Simon's surprise and how did Simon feel about it?

7. What did Og do and what did he see after he left his office at the end of the book?

8. What did Simon say would be the best way to handle the God Memorandum?

9. What did Og find at Simon's apartment?

10. What did Og remember about Simon and surprise him with it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The description of Simon may raise a few eyebrows for the reader.

1. What were your impressions of Simon when Og first saw him?

2. How did your first impression of Simon change by the end of Chapter 1?

3. By the end of Chapter 1 was Simon a person you would want to see again? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Og Mandino says in Chapter 3 that Simon Potter would constantly interrupt his thoughts impinging questions about the man on Og's consciousness. He couldn't see to get Simon Potter out of his mind.

1. Why do you think Og's thought kept returning to Simon Potter? Use examples from the Chapter to support your answer.

2. Have you ever had an experience of not being able to get someone off your mind? Describe that experience.

3. Og said that Simon both fascinated and frightened him. How and why do you think these feelings about Simon affected Og's thinking?

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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