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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 year did Don have his accident?

2. Who does Don meet who also has an Iliazrov frame?

3. What does Dick ask the EMT person?

4. What kind of car was Don driving?

5. What happened to the driver of the vehicle that hit Don's car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does one of the EMTs tell Dick and what does he do?

2. What does Dick do when he goes to Don's car?

3. What does Don see when he first arrives in heaven?

4. What does Jay Perkins tell Don about his independent attitude?

5. What is one thing that happens that gives Don hope?

6. What route does Don take to return home and what is that route like?

7. Why is a justice of the peace called to the scene?

8. Why does Eva decide to limit the number of visitors Don sees a day?

9. What happened to the people in the other cars that were hit?

10. What do the paramedics do about Don when they first arrive at the scene of the accident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dick's wife, Anita, leans over to Don and whispers that Dick never held Don's hand. Don stares at her in disbelief as Anita explains how Dick had to squeeze through the trunk and was barely able to reach Don's shoulder. Don's hand was laying on the passenger side door and there was no possible way Dick could have reached it. Don realizes that the hand he felt holding him tightly was an angel's. Don realizes that even when he does not feel it, that hand is always there supporting Don as he moves through life.

1. Do you think Don was hallucinating someone holding his hand? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Dick's wife should have told Don the truth about where Dick was? Why or why not?

3. Do you think it was an angel holding Don's hand when he woke? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Don continues to suffer from severe depression. He is battling anger, which is often unleashed on the medical staff.

1. Discuss why Don might take his anger out on the medical staff.

2. Discuss how you think you would feel in Don's position?

3. Why do you think the staff tolerates Don's anger and abuse?

Essay Topic 3

The boys respect the fact that Don cannot run and play like he once did and do their best to shelter their father from any disappointment by not engaging in sports with him.

1. Why do you think the boys decided to not engage in any sports with him? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think the boys should have handled sports in a different manner? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Don appreciated his sons not participating in sports with him or did it make him feel worse? Why or why not?

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