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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the prognosis after the first round of tests?
(a) Treatment with radiation.
(b) No action.
(c) Treatment with drugs.
(d) Surgery.

2. Who is Jeff Anderson?
(a) Price's son.
(b) Price's brother.
(c) Price's student.
(d) Price's friend.

3. What did the test show was swollen?
(a) Price's back muscles.
(b) Price's spinal cord.
(c) The sheaths on Price's nerves.
(d) Price's brain.

4. What was the surgeon's recommendation following surgery?
(a) Palliative care.
(b) Another surgery.
(c) Radiation.
(d) Chemotherapy.

5. Which physical problem has Reynolds Price NOT encountered at the beginning of "A Whole New Life"?
(a) Far-sightedness.
(b) A waning of sexual desire.
(c) Chronic back pain.
(d) A torn ligament in his knee.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Price spend his time on returning home?

3. What was Price's condition as the anesthesia wore off?

4. How long was Reynolds Price in surgery?

5. What does the first doctor examine, when Price finally goes in?

(see the answer key)

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