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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 Ron do for a living before becoming a successful and wealthy art dealer?

2. What was the name of Denver's father?

3. How did the white boys who attacked Denver nearly kill him?

4. Looking back as an adult on the scene with the cruel teacher from his youth, how does Ron feel?

5. What were the names of Ron's parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why did Ron dress differently from his peers in college?

2. Why did Denver work the cotton fields and continue to be treated like a slave thirty years after the formal end of slavery?

3. Explain why Denver's name being on the Invited Guests list at The Worthington Hotel was a monumental moment for Denver.

4. Explain why Denver's upbringing and level of education might have made it difficult for him to start a new life away from the plantation.

5. How did members of Deborah's immediate family react to her impending cancer surgery and what did they do to prepare?

6. Explain Deborah and Ron's differing reasons for becoming volunteers at the Union Gospel Mission.

7. Explain how sharecropping works and tell about Denver's experience with sharecropping.

8. Explain why Denver's trip with Ron to the annual Cowboy Spring Gathering was a turning point in Denver's life in which he overcame a life-long fear.

9. Describe the condition of Hershalee's house and what happened there when Ron and Denver visited it together.

10. In the conclusion of the story, what did Denver tell Ron about being homeless?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sharecropping has been called a modern form of slavery. It was all Denver knew for the first thirty years of his life.

Part 1. Explain how sharecropping works.

Part 2. Describe the life of the sharecropper who harvests the land.

Part 3. Explain who the Man is.

Essay Topic 2

When Deborah was terminally ill with cancer and was brought home to die, there were many painful moments for the loved ones who surrounded her.

Part 1. Explain the message from God pertaining to Deborah that Denver delivered to Ron. Why did Denver believe that Deborah could not die? How did he believe he could help?

Part 2. Describe the state of Ron and Deborah's marriage when they woke up together on the morning of their 31st wedding anniversary. Had the damage been repaired? Did Ron stand by her during her illness?

Part 3. What comforting words did Denver speak to Deborah on her deathbed? Explain why Deborah might have felt she could go in peace after hearing them.

Essay Topic 3

When Ron and Deborah asked Denver to make the drive to Colorado to deliver Regan's belongings, it was a turning point in their relationship with Denver.

Part 1. What obstacles had to be overcome in order for Denver to attain a valid driver license? How did Ron help Denver accomplish this?

Part 2. With what valuable items was Denver entrusted by Ron for the trip?

Part 3. Explain Ron's worries about sending Denver on the trip. Did his worries come true?

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