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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Eva had to do since Don's accident?
(a) Work two jobs.
(b) Take over as head of the household.
(c) Do all the driving.
(d) Put up with his anger.

2. What does Joe wish most about the situation?
(a) That he can live with his grandparents.
(b) That his father returns to his job.
(c) That their father could participate more in their lives.
(d) That his father's legs get better.

3. How does Eva see her husband?
(a) As too angry.
(b) As being both good and bad.
(c) As a remarkable man.
(d) As being a fourth child she has to care for.

4. What does Chris say he first thought about his father's injuries?
(a) He thought his father would die.
(b) He was indifferent.
(c) He denied the extent of the injuries.
(d) He didn't really know what to think.

5. What did Nicole call to tell her father several months after he was at her school?
(a) Her classmate had passed away.
(b) Her classmate was in the hospital.
(c) Her classmate left school.
(d) Her classmate applied to seminary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were some members of a church upset with the soloist?

2. What does Nicole receive for an award?

3. What does Don think the staff expects of him when he leaves?

4. On whom does Don often take his anger out?

5. What does Don say about being broken up in the accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don need when he returns home and how are those needs met?

2. What are some of the obstacles Don faces in daily living because of his physical problems?

3. Who does Don meet at the arena in Houston? What happens when he meets him?

4. What surprised Eva most about Don in the months after the accident and what did she do about it? How does she view Don?

5. What do a couple of the studies on near death experiences say and what is Don's answer to them?

6. What is one of the major changes Eva faces during Don's recovery? How does Don react to that change?

7. What is one of the worst parts of Don's recovery and how do they handle it?

8. What does Don ask of his three children and how do they respond?

9. How does Don deal with telling his story now?

10. What two things does Don realize after sharing his story with others?

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