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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 does the guest do when he leaves the center physically free of the addiction?

2. What did Dave teach the young recruits first?

3. How does Maria get off drugs?

4. What did Dave find out shortly after his encounter with Nicky?

5. What happens to the ministry as a result of Dave's television program?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does the author tell in Chapter 20 to illustrate the difficulty of breaking a drug habit. Do you agree with his assessment?

2. Who does he encounter when he arrives back in New York and what does that person tell him?

3. What upset Dave after feeling so great about Nicky?

4. How does Dave feel about Nicky Cruz's revelation and what does he do about it?

5. What methods does Dave say the board used to purchase the building? What do you think he means by "hard-nosed" business sense?

6. What does he tell a Catholic priest about Pentecost?

7. Give a brief synopsis on how the author sees the manner in which drug addiction comes about. Do you think this seems reasonable?

8. What do the recovering addicts at the center tell Dave when he asks why they are successful? What does Dave think about their answer?

9. What was one of the problems that happened occasionally at the center about meals? How was the problem often handled?

10. What eventually happened to Maria?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wilkerson describes the buying and remodeling of an old mansion for a Teen Challenge Center. He bought the mansion with no idea of how he is going to continue paying for it. Discuss the following:

1. Is it responsible to rely upon prayer and God to take care of your finances? Should people go out and purchase what they feel "led" to do on credit and assume God will come up with the payments when needed?

2. Do faith and finances mix?

3. Can the idea of doing something on faith be misused?

Essay Topic 2

Wilkerson consults his Grandfather when he is feeling discouraged and he reminds her of the healing of Wilkerson's father through public prayer and faith. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think the father is healed because God answered the prayers?

2. How do people heal who do not have faith in God? Can they heal by belief in their body's ability to heal?

3. What would you do if you needed healing?

Essay Topic 3

The author takes a very straightforward, simple approach to telling his story. There are no poetic or literary embellishments. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think the author deliberately chose the particular writing style for a reason?

2. Does the style help or hinder the message in the book? Explain fully.

3. Does the style help or hinder reader enjoyment? Explain fully.

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