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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 was different about Daniel Voll's visit, when he returned to see Price?

2. What was the result of Price's first visit with Patrick Louge?

3. What was Dr. Shuping's prognosis?

4. What did Reynolds Price find when he finally went to the hospital?

5. What does Price say his outlook was like by April 1985?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Price's condition change after Christmas 1985?

2. What was the new demon Price experienced after his second surgery?

3. How does Price say he ended up feeling practically agoraphobic?

4. How did Price's community react to his being housebound?

5. Describe Price's experience with hypnosis as a treatment.

6. What did biofeedback entail for Price?

7. Describe Price's withdrawal from methodone.

8. What benefit did Price derive from his hypnosis?

9. How does Price say Daniel Voll helped him when he was having a hard time accepting his condition?

10. What advice does Price offer to doctors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Reynolds Price's faith, and how does it make it easier for him to endure the ordeal of his cancer treatment? What practices does his faith entail, and what religious images does he use in crafting his account of his ordeal. Using examples from the text, describe the role of religion in Price's life.

Essay Topic 2

Reynolds Price did not write about being homosexual until years after he wrote "A Whole New Life". Is his homosexual experience apparent in this book? How does the information that Price was gay change your reading of the book? What changes? What stays the same?

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of "A Whole New Life". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

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