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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Don see when he was leaning against the wall to catch his breath after going to the balcony in the arena?
(a) The doctor who operated on him.
(b) His wife and children.
(c) The entire youth group standing up.
(d) A young boy in a wheelchair.

2. Why does Don feel badly about his children?
(a) They have to deal with a difficult situation.
(b) They have to be quiet when he's sleeping.
(c) They don't get enough attention from Eva.
(d) He can't play with them.

3. How many days did Don spend in the hospital?
(a) 233.
(b) 105.
(c) 30.
(d) 46.

4. What did Eva have to hold her tongue sometimes with Don?
(a) So she wouldn't be sarcastic.
(b) To not scream at him.
(c) So she wouldn't patronize him.
(d) To not tell him what he didn't want to know.

5. Why did Don and the youth group sit in the top of the auditorium in Houston?
(a) It was the seats on their tickets.
(b) Don wanted to get some exercise.
(c) They get a late start.
(d) Those seats had a good view.

6. What does Don listen to on the cassette player Eva brought him?
(a) A comedy show.
(b) Inspirational music.
(c) The news.
(d) Old sermons of his.

7. How does Don describe Joyce, Eva's sister-in-law?
(a) She was depressed often.
(b) She was quiet and demur.
(c) A fireball of a woman who loved to sing.
(d) She was a holy woman.

8. What does Don ask his three children to do?
(a) Try out for sports.
(b) Be good and listen to Eva.
(c) Make all A's in school.
(d) Write about how their life is affected.

9. How does Charlie when he is diagnosed with cancer after Don talks to him?
(a) Like he had been healed.
(b) Joyful he is dying.
(c) Peaceful and ready to see heaven.
(d) Ready to kill himself.

10. What does Don believe about why he didn't die?
(a) He has a purpose to fulfill.
(b) His children needed him.
(c) His wife is really bad at business decisions.
(d) Dick needed to have faith in prayer.

11. What does Don think the staff expects of him when he leaves?
(a) He will walk back in to visit.
(b) He is supposed to hug them.
(c) He will need more surgeries.
(d) He will never come back.

12. What did Don find out later about when he woke and was singing?
(a) It was dusk and the sun was not shining.
(b) He didn't find out anything.
(c) No one was holding his hand.
(d) His grandfather was dead.

13. What does a nurse suggest to Don about his frustrations?
(a) He pray more.
(b) He take up bed yoga.
(c) He yelled to let them out.
(d) He meditate.

14. When Don feels filled with peace the night before he leaves the hospital, what doesn't he know?
(a) How long the pain will last.
(b) Whether he'll preach again.
(c) If Eva will stand by him.
(d) If his children can handle his care.

15. What did Don believe he felt when he came to singing?
(a) A warm, glowing light shining on him.
(b) The semi-truck hitting him again.
(c) His grandfather's hug.
(d) Dick holding his hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the church move Don and his family to a new home?

2. What kind of feelings does Joe say he has?

3. What does Dick Onerecker do about his experience with Don?

4. What does Don realize about the way he has treated the staff?

5. How did Don normally feel about people who say they've had a near death experience?

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