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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Price say was difficult about entering radiation therapy?
(a) Worrying about how he was going to pay for it.
(b) Wondering how long he might live for.
(c) Seeing the other patients.
(d) The long trips back and forth to the hospital every day.

2. What was Price's condition when he returned home?
(a) He was still groggy and in pain.
(b) He was still mobile.
(c) He was paralyzed.
(d) He was still in bed.

3. How athletic was Reynolds Price as a child?
(a) Extremely athletic.
(b) Not at all athletic.
(c) Somewhat athletic.
(d) Enthusiastically athletic.

4. What is Reynolds Price's job at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) University dean.
(b) University professor.
(c) Literary critic.
(d) Editor.

5. Where is Reynolds Price living at the beginning of "A Whole New Life"?
(a) By a mountain.
(b) By a pond.
(c) In the city.
(d) By the park.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Price's radiologist describe the radiation therapy he would receive?

2. What tribute did Price make to his tumor?

3. Where did Price look for consolation?

4. What does Price begin to do after contact with Dr. Simonton?

5. When did Reynolds Price begin to notice changes in his body?

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