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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 hours was Alan in session at Magee?

2. What was the name of Alan's neuropsychologist?

3. What day of the week did Alan arrive at Magee?

4. How long had Alan and Cathy been together at the time of his accident?

5. How many weeks before the Canadian vacation did Alan and Cathy attend a big wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Alan given a feeding tube?

2. Why didn't Cathy and Alan ever move from Philadelphia?

3. When did Cathy fall completely in love with Alan?

4. What was a Vail bed?

5. How did psychologists explain why Kelly was afraid to be at home in Chapter 6?

6. Why was Alan practically naked in the ICU?

7. How did Cathy meet Alan?

8. Why did Cathy say an injured brain was a crap shoot?

9. What was Alan's life like before graduate school when he met Cathy?

10. What type of a relationship did Kelly have with Sarah and Joanne Babaian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fatigue was a major problem for Alan. Discuss fatigue as a symptom of brain injury and how fatigue affected Alan.

Essay Topic 2

When it came time for Alan to consider going back to work, Cathy had to find a community reentry program for him. Discuss community reentry and why Alan seemed to be a good candidate for reentry.

Essay Topic 3

Cathy described their vacation to Canada as the "Vacation from Hell." Discuss why the vacation was not the relaxing time the family had envisioned.

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