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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 decide she needed to do to improve her relationship with her sisters?

2. What type of background did Don have?

3. What did Joni do in Philadelphia?

4. Who had warned Joni not to get so involved with Don?

5. Where did Don go on vacation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What scared Joni about having a relationship with Don?

3. What did Joni and Elizabeth McGovern talk about?

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

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

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

7. Over time Joni came to an important realization about why her accident had happened. What was that realization?

8. What advice did Joni give to girls?

9. What reaction did Joni have when meeting Don's fiancée?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joni's family and friends had many different reactions to the accident. Compare and contrast their feelings. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

At one point Joni studied many different secular philosophies. Discuss why studying those philosophies ultimately led her back to God. Use examples from the book.

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