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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 Joni become in 1970?

2. What did Joni do after her breakup with Don?

3. Who is the only person Joni believed knew why she was paralyzed?

4. At the end of the book how did Joni feel about her life?

5. What was the first verse Don told Joni to look up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Steve told Joni that she was "hung up on her self-image." What did he mean by that?

2. What did Joni come to realize about her niece's death?

3. What did "Sources of Irritation" teach Joni?

4. What did Joni's sister warn Don that having a relationship with her would mean?

5. Why was speaking to young people so important to Joni?

6. What did Joni and Elizabeth McGovern talk about?

7. What did "working things out through love" mean to Joni?

8. Steve told Joni that their lives were "paintings in the making." What did he mean by that?

9. What advice did Joni give to girls?

10. Joni eventually came to thank God for her relationship with Don. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point Joni started reading and learning about secular philosophies of life. Discuss what she learned by reading these philosophies and why they ultimately led her back to God.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the bouts of depression that Joni went through and use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Joni had an important romantic relationship with Donald Bertolli. Describe how that relationship helped, as well as hindered, her relationship with God. Use examples from the book.

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