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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. Who sat on the other side of God?
2. The movie was about a group of children who were deported from ___________.
3. What was one thing that Sonja said Colton probably did not like about heaven?
4. When they got home one evening, Sonja found Ali doing what at the sink?
5. Now that the family had three children, the parents decided to hire a babysitter for their Monday night softball dates. They hired an ____________ named Ali Titus.
Short Essay Questions
1. Whywas Colton's comment about Pop important?
2. What did Colton say about the Battle of Armageddon?
3. How had Colton's experience in heaven made him more of a risk-taker? Is this good or bad? Why?
4. How was the story of Solomon important? Why was this important to Todd?
5. How were the Burpos like St. Thomas?
6. How did Colton make an impact on Ali Titus?
7. 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?
8. Why did Colton say his father's dying friend did not have to worry? Would you be calmed by this? Why or why not?
9. Why did Colton not recognize Pop? Why did he later recognize him? What might this say about heaven?
10. Why might angels use swords? Is this necessary? Why or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
On January 28, 2007, the family goes public with their story.
Part 1) Why does the family choose to go public with this story? Why does it take them so long to choose to go public? How might the publicizing of this story affect the family?
Part 2) What might the family be like now, several years after the book was published? What might they have to say about Colton's story and this book? Use the book to support your response.
Part 3) How can being in the public eye be both good and bad? What should one do to stay healthy and happy when constantly being in the public eye?
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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