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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 do the twins quit doing around their father?

2. When a woman is dying in the hospital her daughter plays a tape for her. What was she listening to when she died?

3. What does Don finally realize about his life before the accident?

4. How does Charlie when he is diagnosed with cancer after Don talks to him?

5. When Don is on a television show who calls to speak with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the worst parts of Don's recovery and how do they handle it?

2. What is one of the major changes Eva faces during Don's recovery? How does Don react to that change?

3. After several years what had Don told Eva about his death?

4. What two things does Don realize after sharing his story with others?

5. What does Don think about his children through his ordeal?

6. Where did Don go in Houston and what did he have to do to get a seat? Why?

7. With whom does Don finally share his entire story and how did it go?

8. What does David challenge Don to do and what happens?

9. Who begins crying when Don is speaking at a church and why? What did she tell Don?

10. What does Don say at Joyce's memorial service?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Don continues to suffer from severe depression. He is battling anger, which is often unleashed on the medical staff.

1. Discuss why Don might take his anger out on the medical staff.

2. Discuss how you think you would feel in Don's position?

3. Why do you think the staff tolerates Don's anger and abuse?

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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