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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 finally realize he's been doing with people?

2. What is the weather like the day of Don's accident?

3. What does Dick decide to do when they see the accident?

4. What does Don think about in relation to prayer?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are Dick and Anita and what did they do as they were driving home?

3. How does Don feel about being in heaven?

4. Where does Don go after his first surgeries?

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is not surprising that Don has difficulty telling others about his trip to heaven. Most people are skeptical of people claiming to have near death experiences. The connotation is that such stories are false and the people telling them are crazy.

1. Explain what you think about Don's experience. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think most people are skeptical about near death experiences? Why or why not?

3. Do you think any story about a near death experience is false? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Don still struggles with the question of why? He questions why he was in the accident, why he was allowed to glimpse heaven and why he had to come back; in short, he questions everything. Don has no answers to any of his questions. His lack of answers makes writing his story extremely difficult.

1. Why do you think Don still struggles with the why of his whole ordeal? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Don might have been allowed to glimpse heaven and then come back? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think Don's lack of answers make writing his story difficult?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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