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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 interferes with the hospital taking X-rays of Don?

2. Why did guards call for help after Don's accident?

3. What idea had Don been considering that week?

4. What does Don start to do after six weeks in the hospital?

5. What was the vehicle that hit Don's car carrying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Don go after his first surgeries?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are the first injuries Don has that they fix immediately at the hospital?

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

9. Who was driving the vehicle that hit Don, what was it carrying and why was that driver driving the vehicle?

10. Where does Don go after he leaves the accident scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Now that Eva is the only breadwinner and decision maker, she gains a new confidence in herself. She also appreciates Don more for all the hard work he shoulders for the family.

1. What do you think this statement implies about Eva before the accident?

2. Do you think the above statement implies that Eva felt inferior to her husband? Why or why not?

3. Explain how you believe a woman who believes in total equality between the sexes would view the above statement.

Essay Topic 3

Most people would have prayed for Don's soul to find a happy home in heaven, not that a dead man would have no internal injuries. In the face of such insurmountable odds, Dick's prayers seem futile and ridiculous.

1. What kind of person do you think Dick is given his actions at the accident site?

2. Do you think if you were in Dick's position you would have done what he did? Why or why not?

3. Do you agree with the last sentence above? Why or why not?

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