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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. Betty states that even though there are those who are different from us, we must be willing to:

2. When Betty meets with the surgeon who had performed her partial hysterectomy, she learns that:

3. Why does the surgeon cry after talking to Betty about her near-death experience?

4. Betty learns that as spirits preparing to come to earth, we choose many of our weaknesses and challenges in order to what?

5. What happens once Betty makes the decision to return to earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Betty makes her decision before the council of men?

2. How does Betty compare her death to a graduation?

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

4. How does Betty react to what the council of men has to say to her?

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

6. What mystery is solved in this chapter?

7. Describe what Betty writes about the spirits waiting to come to earth.

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

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

10. Summarize what Betty says about what we can take with us from this life to the spirit world.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what challenges Betty experiences after returning to earth. Explain how the spirit world helps Betty overcome these challenges.

Essay Topic 2

While Betty is in heaven, she "remembers" many things that she had forgotten while living her life on earth.

1. Explain how Betty's "remembering" takes place.

2. List some of the things she remembers.

Essay Topic 3

Select four major themes carried throughout the book. Describe and briefly analyze each theme. Then, for each theme, explain whether it was carried through effectively. Support your reasons with examples.

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