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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Price say was the critical reaction to Kate Vaiden?
(a) The book was ignored.
(b) Positive reviews.
(c) Harsh reviews.
(d) Mixed reviews and critical disinterest.

2. What was Dr. Shuping's prognosis?
(a) That Price's outlook for walking was not good.
(b) That he might eventually get some relief from pain.
(c) That surgery might help him.
(d) That he would likely be paralyzed permanently.

3. What does Price say he was taking for pain?
(a) Ibuprofen.
(b) Oxycontin.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Morphine.

4. What does Price say Diana Betz came to see him for?
(a) Editorial projects.
(b) Writing workshops.
(c) Spiritual counseling.
(d) Physical therapy.

5. What is Reynolds Price's condition at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Healthy and successful.
(b) Going into remission.
(c) Recovering from a surgery.
(d) Being diagnosed with cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Price hear from his oncologist?

2. How does Price describe his mobility while writing Kate Vaiden?

3. Which condition is NOT emblematic of Cushing's disease?

4. What was Price's condition when he returned home?

5. What kind of doctor was going to perform surgery on Price?

(see the answer key)

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