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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. How many days did Don spend in the hospital?

2. How does Eva see her husband?

3. How does Don continue to feel emotionally?

4. What did Eva have to hold her tongue sometimes with Don?

5. What does Don wish someone had given him when he was recovering?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Don's emotional health by Chapter Ten?

2. What does Don ask of his three children and how do they respond?

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

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

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

6. What do a couple of the studies on near death experiences say and what is Don's answer to them?

7. What kind of award does Nicole receive and how did she qualify for it?

8. What kind of people does Don seem to meet?

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

10. What did Don do instead of watching more television and what was the end result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What God's purpose is for Don is difficult to discern as he lies in a depressive fog confined to a hospital bed. As much as Don wants to believe that God has brought him back to earth for a reason, he struggles to find understanding.

1. Do you think Don's reaction to the accident would be considered normal? Explain your reasoning.

2. After experiencing heaven, does it seem strange that Don would be depressed and wanting understanding? Why or why not?

3. Do you believe Don has been returned to life for a reason? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

At the opening to the story, we are immediately introduced to the main character, Don, and later his wife Eva. Choose one of the following questions and write a well-developed essay using specific examples and details:

1. Thoroughly describe and analyze Don and his role in the book--using examples from the entire book. How does he help drive the plot? Is he a likable character? Is there anything about him that is redeemable?

2. Thoroughly describe and analyze Eva and her role in the book--using examples from the entire book. How does she help drive the plot? Is she a likable character? What about her is not so likable?

3. Analyze the interactions between Don and Eva. Would you consider their marriage to be a good marriage? Who seems to be the stronger character, Don or Eva? Why? Is Eva's life affected as much by the accident as Don's? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The accident acts as a catalyst for the rest of the story.

1. What do you think the above statement means?

2. Discuss what you believe about whether one turn of events can change a person's life forever.

3. Do you think the paramedics were careless about declaring Don dead? Why or why not?

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