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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 did one of Nicole's classmates come in contact with Don?

2. How many days did Don spend in the hospital?

3. Who does he call who is in an Iliazrov Frame after the television show?

4. Who almost loses his leg when his motorcycle crashes?

5. What did Nicole call to tell her father several months after he was at her school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprised Eva most about Don in the months after the accident and what did she do about it? How does she view Don?

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

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

4. What does Don need when he returns home and how are those needs met?

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

6. What does a woman who called in at a radio station tell Don and what does Don do about it?

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

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

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

10. What does Don tell about waking up and having someone holding his hand and what does he find out about that?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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?

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