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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. In Chapter 30, how many fruits and vegetables could a normal person name in one minute?
2. In Chapter 36, how long was the interaction that Susannah had with Stephen's sisters and their children in Chapter 36?
3. In Chapter 25, what was the count of white blood cells in Susannah's spinal fluid?
4. In Chapter 31, what percent of her normal self did Dr. Najjar believe that Susannah could get back?
5. In Chapter 36, where did Stephen drive Susannah?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 31 when Susannah was diagnosed with NMDA, what did Dr. Russo say about recovery?
2. What was Allen's opinion of Stephen in Chapter 24?
3. In Chapter 21, to what did Stephen compare the atmosphere in the hospital?
4. What did Susannah look like when James first saw her when he came home in Chapter 34?
5. What were the results of the brain biopsy in Chapter 28?
6. At the end of Chapter 22, what did Susannah become obsessed with doing?
7. In Chapter 32, what treatment did Dr. Najjar decide to use for Susannah?
8. In Chapter 29, what disease were doctors assuming that Susannah would be diagnosed with?
9. In Chapter 38, what did Susannah dance with Stephen at a wedding and how were her thoughts about the dance in contrast to reality?
10. At the end of Chapter 39, what mistake did Susannah make?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Susannah’s family and Stephen pulled together to help her through her medical crisis. How did Susannah’s family and Stephen help her during her medical crisis? How does a medical crisis affect not only the patient, but also family and friends?
Essay Topic 2
Susannah wrote the story in Brain on Fire. Why did Susannah write her own story? What did she hope to achieve by writing her story?
Essay Topic 3
Brain on Fire is a true story about Susannah’s battle with an auto-immune disease. What is the genre of the book? Why is that genre most appropriate rather than some other choices?
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