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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Price say Daniel Voll would do 'happily' for him and his visitors?
(a) Cook.
(b) Leave them in peace.
(c) Shopping and errands.
(d) Read and edit works.

2. How does Price describe the process of getting off methodone?
(a) A few nights of mild withdrawal.
(b) No effects.
(c) Weeks of agony.
(d) Mild effects that lingered for a long time.

3. What does Price say his friends thought about his condition?
(a) They thought he was in retreat from the world.
(b) They thought he was harboring his strength for fighting his cancer.
(c) They thought he was dying of AIDS.
(d) They thought he was on the verge of recovery.

4. What was Dr. Shuping's prognosis?
(a) That he might eventually get some relief from pain.
(b) That he would likely be paralyzed permanently.
(c) That surgery might help him.
(d) That Price's outlook for walking was not good.

5. What pastime could Price no longer enjoy while he was undergoing radiation therapy?
(a) Long walks.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What good news did Dr. Shuping give Price?

2. What was the purpose of Price's trip?

3. What did two new MRIs indicate about Price's tumor?

4. What did Reynolds Price's dying friend tell him?

5. How does Price describe his mobility while writing Kate Vaiden?

(see the answer key)

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