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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 5, Johnny's father wrote that when was one of the best days Johnny had since he first became ill?

2. In the poem, "Holy Sonnet X," the author writes, "Death be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and" what?

3. In one letter to his father in "A Few More of His Letters," Johnny commented on how the physics teacher had told the class that if the students spent how much a night on their subject, they would do all right?

4. In "The Diary", the author explains that Johnny kept a diary at whose suggestion?

5. Who wrote a letter to Johnny's family after his death saying, "for such there must be an immortality which we who tinker at the body may guess at but not understand"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Johnny's father tell him an outright lie in Chapter 5?

2. What did Johnny write to this father when he was sixteen in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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

4. What led to Johnny's father calling Frances on June 27 in Chapter 5?

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

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

7. Describe Johnny's graduation in Chapter 5. How was Johnny received by his peers?

8. What letters are described by the author in "Aftermath"? What did the author seek to understand after the funeral?

9. When was the first letter written in "A Few More of His Letters"? What perspective do the letters lend?

10. What thoughts and themes are revealed in "A Word From Frances"?

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 the effects of Dr. Gerson's Diet on Johnny's tumor as discussed in Chapter 3. How did Johnny feel about the diet?

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