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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long would Price have to wait, to be considered 'cured'?
(a) Two years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six months.

2. What did Price feel about the work ahead of him?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Listless.
(d) Optimistic.

3. How did Price's radiologist describe the radiation therapy he would receive?
(a) Experimentally large doses.
(b) Moderate, safe dose.
(c) Strongest possible dose.
(d) Small doses at the beginning, then getting larger.

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

5. What does the first doctor examine, when Price finally goes in?
(a) His hormones.
(b) His heart.
(c) His reflexes.
(d) His white blood cell count.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days a week was Price getting radiation?

2. What is Reynolds Price's job at the beginning of the memoir?

3. What was the good news for Price?

4. What was the title of the work Price created in homage to his tumor?

5. What did Price's friend from Florida make sure Price had?

(see the answer key)

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