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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 types of singing does Don hear in heaven?

2. What did the paramedics do to Don's car?

3. What does Don see first when he dies?

4. What does the frame do for a bone?

5. Who comes by to see Don about his emotional health?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Don meet in the hospital that helps him and how do they meet?

4. What is the conference Don attended focused upon?

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

6. How is Don feeling in the hospital and who tries to help him?

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

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

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

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

Don has difficulty discussing his trip to heaven with anyone for several years after the accident. Don told Eva only a tiny portion of what had happened, and she never pesters him with questions, sensing he is not ready to talk. One day, David Gentiles visits Don at home and asks Don how he is feeling. As the conversation progresses, Don begins to share the entire story of his ninety minutes in heaven with David.

1. Why do you think Don was able to tell his story to David and not to Eva?

2. Do you think that Don and Eva must not have a good marriage if he tells someone his story before he tells her? Why or why not?

3. How would you feel if you were Eva? Discuss in detail what she might have been feeling and how you would react if you were her.

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

As Don describes heaven, the reader relaxes and time comes to a standstill. The reader begins to wonder about who will comprise his own heavenly welcoming committee.

1. Explain why you agree or disagree with the above statement.

2. Many people have claimed to have died and report many different scenarios. Why do you think this might be?

3. Describe what you would like to see and who you would like to see if you had been in Don's place.

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