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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 loved to visit Joni at her new home?

2. Who did Joni meet in the summer of 1970?

3. Why did Joni believe that her accident had happened?

4. Who did Don confide in about his relationship with Joni?

5. What did Joni decide about God after her relationship with Don ended?

Short Essay Questions

1. What worries did Joni have about her relationship with Don?

2. What were Joni's feelings when she and Don broke up?

3. How was Joni's new attitude in dealing with sources of irritation tested?

4. What did Joni and Elizabeth McGovern talk about?

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

6. In Chapter 11, Joni realized that she needed to work to keep her family relationships strong. What did that mean to her?

7. What caused Joni to become possessive of Don?

8. What did Joni realize about pain and suffering?

9. What did Joni learn about giving thanks in Chapter 10?

10. What did Joni's artwork show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what role forgiveness played in Joni's life throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

Joni's faith played a very important role in her life. Discuss what role her faith played. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

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