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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. Who showed up to support the Burpos?

2. Who wore different colored sashes?

3. After an hour of trying to persuade the child, what did the technician suggest?

4. The parents left their son how?

5. The boy said there were lots of _____________ in heaven.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the diagnoses given for Colton's illness? How could these pose a problem?

2. How was Todd's mastectomy a miracle? Do you agree that this is a miracle? Why or why not?

3. What did Todd confess? Why was this not a full confession?

4. How was Colton's recovery miraculous? Do you believe the prayers helped? Why or why not?

5. How did the Burpos realize something unusual has happened to their son?

6. What might Todd mean by the shadow of death?

7. Why did Todd rage at God? Should he have done this? Why or why not?

8. What complications occurred after the surgery?

9. How did Colton react at the funerals? Why?

10. How did Colton react after surgery? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colton meets Pop in heaven.

Part 1) Who is Pop? How is this significant? Why might Colton meet Pop in heaven? What purpose might this serve?

Part 2) What is significant about the way Pop looks in heaven? What might this signify about heaven, or at least Colton's heaven? How does this tie in with the people with whom Jesus felt a close connection?

Part 3) Describe Colton's sister's appearance in heaven. Why might she look this way? Why would all people in heaven be in the same age range? What might be the purpose of this?

Essay Topic 2

Heaven is filled with children.

Part 1) Describe this child-filled heaven. Why might heaven be filled with children? How does the author prove that Colton's story about heaven is true? What information does he provide to back this claim that heaven is filled with children?

Part 2) How does this new information about heaven affect the Burpo family? How does their view of children change? How might this book change others views of children?

Part 3) What do you see as the importance of children? What role do they play in society? How can adults learn from them?

Essay Topic 3

Colton's stories match up with Biblical texts.

Part 1) Describe the details that Colton gives that support Biblical texts. How is this information important?

Part 2) In what other ways might Colton have known about Biblical history, prior to his trip to heaven? Could this knowledge have played a role in his vision of heaven? Why or why not?

Part 3) If the Bible is an accurate description of God and what He asks of us, how must the world change to suit His desires? How must you change? Why? How do you feel about this? Why do you feel this way?

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