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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the effect radiation had on Price.
(a) Exhausting.
(b) Rejuvenating.
(c) Disgusting.
(d) Inconveniencing.

2. What did Reynolds Price ask Marcia Bennett?
(a) To move in with him.
(b) To make love with him.
(c) To execute his estate.
(d) Whether he could stay with her.

3. What did Price hear from his oncologist?
(a) That his tumor had never been seen before.
(b) That he was going to die soon.
(c) That he had an excellent chance of full recovery.
(d) That his tumor was the largest on record.

4. How many representations does Price say he made of the thing Marcia Bennett urged him to portray?
(a) Dozens.
(b) A few.
(c) Several.
(d) Scores.

5. What did Price's body fail to do when his brain told him to do it?
(a) Stand up.
(b) Run.
(c) Focus on a book.
(d) Write a letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does Price say he tried out, only to find that it wasn't for him?

2. What does Price say his health was doing while he was writing the commissioned work?

3. What tribute did Price make to his tumor?

4. What was Price able to move when he emerged from surgery?

5. How does Price characterize the works he made at Marcia Bennett's urging?

(see the answer key)

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