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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 medication was Alan given in Chapter 4 to prevent seizures?

2. How much taller was Cathy than Alan?

3. In Chapter 6, what year did Alan believe it was?

4. How long were Cathy and Alan married before they had Kelly?

5. What was the name of Alan's rehabilitation specialist at HUP?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems did the Crimmins family have with the owners of the Canadian cabin?

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

3. How did a nurse named Megan encourage Cathy when she found Cathy crying in the lounge?

4. How did Kelly enjoy the stay at the lake?

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

6. How was Alan injured?

7. In Chapter 4, what words did Cathy or others have to repeat to Alan over and over again?

8. What happened to Cathy after she bought groceries in Chapter 6?

9. Why was Alan given a feeding tube?

10. Why was Alan practically naked in the ICU?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alan and Cathy met when they were in graduate school. Discuss how Cathy met Alan and fell in love.

Essay Topic 2

Cathy had to arrange to have Alan brought back to the United States by air ambulance. Discuss the problems that Cathy had getting Alan transported back to the United States.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss reduplicative paramnesia and how it affected Alan and other TBI sufferers.

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