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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. Why is Don convinced God answers prayer?
2. What does Don listen to on the cassette player Eva brought him?
3. What had Don at first told Eva about his death?
4. Why does the church move Don and his family to a new home?
5. How does Don think his story can help people?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why has Don agreed to see a local police officer?
2. After several years what had Don told Eva about his death?
3. What do a couple of the studies on near death experiences say and what is Don's answer to them?
4. What happened with a classmate of Nicole's at the university?
5. Where did Don go in Houston and what did he have to do to get a seat? Why?
6. What does Don ask of his three children and how do they respond?
7. What surprised Eva most about Don in the months after the accident and what did she do about it? How does she view Don?
8. How does Don deal with telling his story now?
9. What is one of the major changes Eva faces during Don's recovery? How does Don react to that change?
10. What does Don tell about waking up and having someone holding his hand and what does he find out about that?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As Don struggles to process what has happened to him, various people point out that Don must open himself up if he is going to survive. Don must accept the help of others, learn to share his story and adjust to a new way of living his life.
1. Discuss why it might be necessary for Don to open himself up to survive. Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Do you think everyone needs to learn to accept help from others? Why or why not?
3. What are some of the ways you've seen in the book that Don is adjusting to a new way of life?
Essay Topic 2
Don still struggles with the question of why? He questions why he was in the accident, why he was allowed to glimpse heaven and why he had to come back; in short, he questions everything. Don has no answers to any of his questions. His lack of answers makes writing his story extremely difficult.
1. Why do you think Don still struggles with the why of his whole ordeal? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Why do you think Don might have been allowed to glimpse heaven and then come back? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
3. Why do you think Don's lack of answers make writing his story difficult?
Essay Topic 3
It is not surprising that Don has difficulty telling others about his trip to heaven. Most people are skeptical of people claiming to have near death experiences. The connotation is that such stories are false and the people telling them are crazy.
1. Explain what you think about Don's experience. Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Do you think most people are skeptical about near death experiences? Why or why not?
3. Do you think any story about a near death experience is false? Why or why not?
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