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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 Joni believe was an important trait to have?

2. What was the name of the camp where Joni was a counselor?

3. Who went to college in the fall of 1970?

4. What did Don tell Diana about Joni?

5. Who did Joni counsel at the art show?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impressed Joni about Don?

2. What did Joni and Elizabeth McGovern talk about?

3. What did "Sources of Irritation" teach Joni?

4. What did Joni come to realize about her niece's death?

5. Steve told Joni that their lives were "paintings in the making." What did he mean by that?

6. Joni thought that God wanted her to be single for the rest of her life. What were her feelings on this subject?

7. Joni believed that relationships have serious consequences. What did she believe were some of those circumstances?

8. What did "working things out through love" mean to Joni?

9. What caused Joni to become possessive of Don?

10. Why was speaking to young people so important to Joni?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Joni came home she faced many new challenges and emotions that she hadn't felt before. Describe these challenges and emotions using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Joni had many struggles with her religious beliefs throughout the book. Describe some of those struggles and use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

There were many times that Joni took what God wanted and twisted it to make it what she wanted. Give examples of some of those times

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