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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 date did Joni's doctor want her to be able to go home?

2. What did Joni ask Jackie to do?

3. What caused Joni to become angry with Dick?

4. What did Joni's church do?

5. Who moved to be near Joni at her second rehab center?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joni describe her father?

2. How did Joni start acting differently in Chapter 6?

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

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

5. What did Joni learn about God's will in Chapter 9?

6. What was involved in the myelogram that Joni had done?

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

8. What did Joni work on in physical therapy?

9. How did Kathy rescue Joni from the water?

10. What was Mrs. Barber's attitude toward the patients at Greenoaks?

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 Joni's accident. How did it happen? What happened immediately after the accident? 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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