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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. When was Henry DeWolf Smyth born?

2. What was John Gunther's first novel titled?

3. In "Aftermath," Johnny's family was told that what would be very important to the neurological institutes in the world because it was so unique that Johnny remained so well up to the very end?

4. When did Pierre Lecomte du Nouy die?

5. On what date did Johnny have another bout of amnesia and began to have problems regulating his temperature in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Johnny write about his medical treatments in "The Diary"?

2. How does John Gunther describe Johnny's emotional state on the Sunday before he died in Chapter 5?

3. How was Johnny's illness and the progression of his illness unusual for the type of cancer that he had?

4. How does Gunther describe the weather at Johnny's funeral in "Aftermath"?

5. What did the surgeons tell Johnny's family would be helpful for the medical community in "Aftermath"?

6. What caused Johnny's death in Chapter 5? Where did he die?

7. Who encouraged Johnny to keep a diary in "The Diary"? What is revealed in his diary?

8. What was Johnny reading and studying in his last entries from "The Diary"?

9. How did Johnny's letters in "A Few More of His Letters" reveal his love of education?

10. What was the goal of Johnny's doctors and family after his graduation in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze the narrative style of the book and the examples of foreshadowing presented in Chapter 1. In what tense and person is the book written?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Johnny's ambitions in education in the narrative. Why did Johnny hope to attend Harvard? How successful was Johnny at Deerfield Academy?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Johnny's relationship with Mary in the narrative. How did Mary feel about Johnny? What was her reaction to his condition?

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