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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 card game was Alan good at that he and Cathy had played frequently with Kelly?

2. Where did Cathy's mother take Kelly the first week Alan was home?

3. What client agreed to be a test case for Alan's reentry?

4. What drug was Alan given that made him crazy?

5. In Chapter 11, what birthday party did Kelly want to plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did a neuropsychologist's grandfather lose all his money in the 1930s?

2. What analogy did a neuropsychologist use to describe what happened in a brain after frontal lobe damage?

3. What happened when Alan took Kelly and Jen to the movies?

4. Why was a will chosen for Alan's first work-related job?

5. What were the holidays like for Alan?

6. Why did Cathy have Kelly walk to the bus alone for camp after Alan came home?

7. Why was TBI labeled the "hidden disability"?

8. Why did Alan respond differently to Asher Kemp, his recreational therapist, than to his other therapists?

9. What was Cathy's routine with Alan the first weeks he was home?

10. What did Cathy believe Bill's greatest value was?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were times when Alan's behavior seem toddler-like or baby-like. Discuss why Alan reminded Cathy of a toddler or a baby at times.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Cathy, Alan, and Kelly had to make adjustments when Alan was moved to Magee. Discuss how Cathy, Kelly, and Alan adjusted to the move to the rehabilitation center.

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