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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his first operation in Chapter 1, Johnny wrote a prayer that he called what?
(a) "Song of Sorrow".
(b) "Unbeliever's Prayer".
(c) "Believer's Prayer".
(d) "Tomorrow's Prayer".

2. Johnny saw another specialist when in Chapter 4 who offered some hope?
(a) April 12, 1947.
(b) May 10, 1946.
(c) June 1, 1947.
(d) April 25, 1947.

3. What was the cause of Johnny's debilitating illness during his teen years?
(a) Emphysema.
(b) Lukemia.
(c) Autism.
(d) A brain tumor.

4. What refers to the business of conveying people, goods, etc.?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Visitation.
(d) Evolution.

5. On what date was Johnny's first operation performed in Chapter 1?
(a) April 29, 1946.
(b) July 3, 1945.
(c) April 25, 1946.
(d) September 12, 1946.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes Johnny's character as being what in the book's Forward?

2. "Death Be Not Proud" takes its name from Holy Sonnet X by whom?

3. What refers to the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells?

4. What refers to the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing?

5. Who was the girl Johnny was romantically interested in, as revealed in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concerns preoccupied Johnny following his first operation in Chapter 1?

2. How was Johnny's health after his tumor was drained in Chapter 3?

3. What happened when Johnny's doctors attempted hormone treatment in Chapter 4?

4. How did Johnny's studies progress in Chapter 4? What motivated Johnny in this regard?

5. What events had led up to Johnny's diagnosis in Chapter 1?

6. Describe Johnny's first operation. When did it take place and where? What was the objective of the operation?

7. What was Johnny's condition like when he entered Dr. Gerson's Nursing Home in Chapter 3? How was his recovery there?

8. When was Johnny first sent to the infirmary in Chapter 1? Why?

9. What does the author write of Johnny's bad moods in Chapter 3?

10. How does the author describe the autumn of 1946 in Chapter 3?

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