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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. Who invented the Iliazrov frame?

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

3. What does Don feel like when he wears the frame in public?

4. What do they do everyday to the Iliazrov frame?

5. Physically, how did Don describe the people around him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens six days after Don's accident and what are Eva's and David Gentiles' response? What do the doctors discover?

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

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

9. How do the people around Don appear?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Don's view of heaven is calming, peaceful and warm. Listeners recognize that Don's story is not a hoax and find comfort and hope from its telling.

1. Explain why you agree or disagree with the above statement. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Discuss how you felt about death before you read this book and how you feel now.

Essay Topic 3

Don has lost all control over his life and must lie helplessly while others try to help him. Despair seems the only available emotion at this stage.

1. Do you think Don's loss of control and how he feels about it is unusual for people in his situation? Why or why not?

2. Explain how you think you would feel and react if you were in Don's situation.

3. Why do you think someone might despair after having come back from the dead? Explain your answer.

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