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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. On Wednesday, the parents told the staff at the hospital that they were going to take Colton where?

2. Where were the markers located?

3. When the doctor came in, what did he order?

4. Within an hour, what happened?

5. Did Todd tell them the complete story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprising information was learned at Arby's? Why was this surprising?

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

3. What complications occurred after the surgery?

4. Colton said he did homework in heaven. What kind of homework might this have been? Why?

5. What had happened on the last Burpo family vacation in March? How was this affecting their preparations for their current trip?

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

7. What is the significance of Colton's reaction to his favorite action figure?

8. Who was stronger in this situation, Todd or Sonja? Why?

9. How did Colton react after surgery? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before being diagnosed with appendicitis, Colton is misdiagnosed.

Part 1) How is Colton's appendicitis first diagnosed? How is it misdiagnosed again? What leads to the wrong diagnoses? How do they affect Colton and his family? How different would this story be if Colton's appendicitis had been diagnosed correctly the first time?

Part 2) If given the chance, would the Burpo family go back and change the events of this story so that Colton was diagnosed correctly the first time? Why or why not?

Part 3) When you have suffered from set-backs, illness, or challenges that led to positive outcomes, would you have to change the past so those challenges never occurred? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Todd rages at God.

Part 1) When does Todd rage at God? Why does he rage at God? To what does this raging lead? What does this reveal about Todd and about God?

Part 2) How does Sonja act as Todd is raging at God? What does this reveal about her? Who is the stronger of the two, Sonja or Todd? Why?

Part 3) How might you have reacted if you were in their position? Why do you believe you would have acted like this?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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