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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Betty's first impression of her body upon her return to earth?
(a) Warm and inviting.
(b) Barely recognizable.
(c) Cold and heavy.
(d) Utterly beautiful.

2. What does Betty say about a mother's prayers for her children?
(a) Sometimes they're a little selfish.
(b) These please God the most.
(c) They are always tended to by spirits who used to be mothers.
(d) These are the greatest prayers.

3. With the "ripple effect," any act of cruelty or kindness does what?
(a) Is either condemned or cheered in the spirit world.
(b) Returns to the one who originally performed the act.
(c) Fades off into oblivion.
(d) Blends with other acts until they're all indistinguishable.

4. Betty sees prayers coming from earth as what?
(a) Scrolls tied to balloons.
(b) Whispers in the wind.
(c) Prayer flags.
(d) Beacons of light.

5. At the beginning of the book's last chapter, who comes into Betty's home?
(a) A long-lost aunt.
(b) An estranged sister.
(c) An NDE researcher.
(d) A foster child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Betty agrees to return to earth after being shown her mission, which:

2. What does Betty experience after her spirit slips back into her body?

3. With her difficult adjustment back into her body, how does Betty feel after her return to earth?

4. Can our prayers help our friends and family members?

5. Betty says that the only thing we can take with us from our earthly lives is:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Betty say about other worlds?

2. What mystery is solved in this chapter?

3. Who is the baby Betty and her husband adopt, and how is it that Betty already knows her?

4. What is the purpose of the lessons we learn during our time on earth?

5. What does Betty conclude at the end of the book?

6. After sinking further into self-pity upon returning to earth, Betty is saved by what?

7. How does Betty use symbolism in this chapter?

8. How does Betty describe the prayers that arrive in heaven?

9. Describe why a particular drunken man shown to Betty is regarded highly in the spirit world.

10. Summarize what Betty writes about expressing gratitude in prayer.

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