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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 do in Chapter 9 that she had thought she would never be able to?

2. What began to happen to Joni in the weeks following surgery?

3. How did Joni feel when she arrived home?

4. What was the first thing that Joni learned to do while at Rancho Los Amigos?

5. What did Joni discover that her spiritual life was filled with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Joni was introduced to Steve Estes. What did he help her to realize about her relationship with God?

2. What was Dick's view on the accident?

3. What did Diana help Joni to realize?

4. When Joni arrived home from Rancho Los Amigos she became depressed. Describe some of the things she went through during that time.

5. How did Joni picture Greenoaks, and what was it really like?

6. What did Joni ask Jackie to do for her?

7. What did Joni's therapy-aide warn her family about when she went home for a visit?

8. How did Joni describe her father?

9. How did Joni and her parents misunderstand what the fusion surgery would do for her?

10. What were Joni's first days in the hospital like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Joni came home she faced many new challenges and emotions that she hadn't felt before. Describe these challenges and emotions using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Joni's feelings regarding her situation differed from those of other patients she encountered in the hospital and rehab centers. 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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