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Theme and Inference
Introduction - Chapter 3
Chapters 4-6
100

This is something that sustains or encourages, a stimulant.

What is fuel? 

100

These are people traveling in an airplane, car, bus, train or other conveyance, especially one who is not the driver, pilot or the like.

What are passengers? 

100

This is a central, deeper meaning of a written work.

What is theme?

100

These are negative people.

What are the energy vampires?

100

This is why George decided to take the bus again.

What is he wants to turn things around with Joy, but she isn't driving that day?

200

This is to make neutral.

What is neutralization?

200

This is a thing or person that attracts.

What is a magnet? 
200

This is drawing a conclusion based on the available evidence plus previous knowledge and experience.

What is an inference? 

200

This is what produces positive results.

What is positive energy?

200

This is the problem Joy has in her life.

What is her father is sick? 
300

This is the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors, the accomplishment of one's goals. 

What is success?

300

This is expressing or containing negation or denial.

What is negative?

300

This is what could have happened if George drove his car.

What is get in an accident? 

300

These are people getting through the day with no purpose, no spirit and no energy.

What are the dimmers?

300

This is what Joy tells George he needs to learn.

What are the 10 rules for the ride of your life?
400

This is to face and deal with boldly or directly.

What is confront?

400

This is emphasizing what is hopeful, or to the good.

What is positive ?

400

These are the 3 central themes of the book.

What are the power of positive energy, the the power of love and the power of purpose?

400

This is why George didn't know about the recall.

What is he thought it was sale mail and threw it away?

400

This is what the passengers chant when George agrees to learn.

What is "yes,yes,yes"? 

500

This is the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be.

What is a vision?

500

This is a difficulty in a job or undertaking that is stimulating to one engaged in it.

What is a challenge?

500

This is why George finds it difficult to change his behavior.

What is he has a negative attitude which has become a habit?

500

This is why George felt like his life was spinning out of control, and he couldn't do anything to stop it.

What is he's always been able to fix every problem, rise to every occasion and meet every challenge?
500

This is why George feels he needs to fire his entire team.

What is he is frustrated with their performance, but he is really frustrated with himself?