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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. What did the youngest child find?

2. When it was over, what did Sonja do?

3. Now he was almost five-years-old. Todd asked Colton if he knew what ____________ was about.

4. The family _____________ the pain that they had to go through.

5. About what was the family excited?

Short Essay Questions

1. Pop became a Christian right before he died. According to Colton's reactions up to this point, do you believe Pop would have been in heaven if he had not become a Christian? Why or why not?

2. Why might angels use swords? Is this necessary? Why or why not?

3. How was the story of Solomon important? Why was this important to Todd?

4. What is the "What does Jesus look like?" game? Why do they play it?

5. For what did Sonja ask the children to pray? Why might she do this?

6. Why was Colton so upset by Satan?

7. How did Colton make an impact on Ali Titus?

8. Who was next to God in heaven? How does this support the Bible?

9. What did Colton know about his father becoming a pastor? Why is this important?

10. Why did Colton say his father's dying friend did not have to worry? Would you be calmed by this? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Colton grows sick again.

Part 1) Why has Colton become sick again after the surgery? What do his family and doctor decide to do? How does this lead to more complications? How does this affect the mood of the book?

Part 2) How do others react to Colton's second bout of illness? What connection might this have to his getting better? How is his quick healing so surprising? What do you believe might be the explanation for his getting better so quickly?

Part 3) Do you believe that there is more to healing than the use of medicine? How much of one's ability to heal is due to one's body's abilities? How much is due to one's mental state? How much is due to prayer to various gods? Explain your answers.

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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