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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. In the hospital room, Colton told Todd that what happened?

2. _____________ before they went to the Butterfly Pavilion, Colton had a stomachache.

3. Colton wasn't quite brave enough to hold who, but Cassie was?

4. Did Todd tell them the complete story?

5. As they traveled through North Platte, they remembered how they spent a traumatic ______ days there, praying for Colton's survival.

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the markers on Jesus' hands and feet significant?

2. How did Colton react after surgery? Why?

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

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

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

6. Why did Colton yell for his father? How is this important?

7. What complications occurred after the surgery?

8. What sign did the technician give that made the Burpos believe something was seriously wrong with Colton?

9. How was life difficult after the surgery?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colton becomes fearless.

Part 1) Support this statement with proof from the book. Why is Colton fearless? Is this good? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does Colton's fearlessness affect his family? Are they as fearless as he is? Why or why not? Does he continue to be as fearless as he grows older? Why or why not?

Part 3) How can you learn from Colton's fearlessness? How might less fear in your life influence the decisions you make and the actions you take?

Essay Topic 2

The trip in March was to be celebratory.

Part 1) Why was the trip supposed to be celebratory? What had happened to the Burpo family prior to this trip? How had their faith and strength been tested? What did these previous challenges reveal about the Burpo family?

Part 2) How did the trip change? Why did it change? How did the various family members react to these changes? What do these reactions reveal about them?

Part 3) How, in the end, did this trip in March lead to celebration? When have you suffered and later realized it had led you to positive changes in your life and/or in the lives of others?

Essay Topic 3

Four months after the surgery, the family realizes something is unusual about Colton.

Part 1) What do they realize is unusual about him? How do they discover this? Why had they not noticed before?

Part 2) What might have been possible, logical explanations for his experiences? Is it possible that all of this took place in Colton's mind? Why or why not?

Part 3) What might be the reason for Colton's experience, when others have either died on the operating table momentarily and lived, yet did not experience anything remotely similar to what Colton experienced?

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