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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 does Don notice about the people around him?

2. How many ambulances came to the accident scene?

3. What does one of the EMT persons tell Don about the red car?

4. Where did Dick and Anita stop after leaving the conference?

5. What is the first thing paramedics do upon looking at Don?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are some of the people Don sees in heaven?

2. What hit Don and what happened to his car?

3. What do the EMTs do when they arrive at the accident site and then when they've seen all the victims?

4. What does Don hear as he draws closer to the gate?

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

6. What is Don thinking about a few days after the accident and the events surrounding it?

7. What are some of the coincidences that occurred around Don's accident that help him survive?

8. What is the Iliazrov Frame and how is it used?

9. What does Don not experience and what does he experience when he dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Don is surrounded by a large number of visitors, he is utterly alone. The cloud of depression that has settled over him will not dissipate and is made larger by his inability to share his feelings with anyone.

1. Why do you think Don feels so alone? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Don is depressed even though he has come back from the dead and is surrounded by people who love him. Why do you think Don is depressed? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Explain why you think Don should or shouldn't share his feelings with others.

Essay Topic 2

All the odds seem to be against Don. The positive aspect of Don's return to life is almost overshadowed by a series of negative events.

1. Would you agree that the odds seemed to be against Don? Why or why not?

2. If a man was dead and came back to life, would you consider that a negative event? Why or why not?

3. Discuss the positive and negative events that occurred in Don's life the day of the accident.

Essay Topic 3

Don knows that people are to be compassionate and empathetic to others, but until he has his accident, he does not truly understand how to exhibit these behaviors. For Don, the process of healing is much more than learning to walk again.

1. Do you believe that people are to be compassionate and empathetic to others? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think Don learned how to be compassionate as the result of his accident?

3. What do you think the second sentence above means? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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