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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Price's gait affected by his condition?
(a) He can't keep himself upright.
(b) He cannot pick up his feet.
(c) He could not walk straight without wobbling.
(d) He cannot walk without a limp.

2. How long was Reynolds Price in surgery?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 4 hours.

3. What activity does Price say he tried out, only to find that it wasn't for him?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Jogging.

4. What did Reynolds Price begin to feel after the anesthesia wore off?
(a) Dizziness.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Numbness.
(d) Excruciating pain.

5. What kind of doctor was going to perform surgery on Price?
(a) An oncologist.
(b) A neurosurgeon.
(c) A radiologist.
(d) A gastroenterologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Reynolds Price living at the beginning of "A Whole New Life"?

2. Which physical problem has Reynolds Price NOT encountered at the beginning of "A Whole New Life"?

3. What did Price's body fail to do when his brain told him to do it?

4. What is Reynolds Price's condition at the beginning of the memoir?

5. What test provided answers for Price?

(see the answer key)

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