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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Marcia Bennett's husband when she was taking care of Price?
(a) Australia.
(b) Asia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Europe.

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

3. What is Dr. Simonton's field?
(a) Nutrition.
(b) Self-healing.
(c) Spinal surgery.
(d) Radiation therapy.

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

5. What does Price say he began to do more often?
(a) Feel strength returning.
(b) Cook.
(c) Fall.
(d) Walk long distances.

6. What was Price's condition as the anesthesia wore off?
(a) Groggy.
(b) Incoherent.
(c) Delusional.
(d) Diabetic.

7. How was Price's will changing as he continued through therapy?
(a) He was spending more and more time in total panic.
(b) He was sure that he could bargain with God or the Fates or whoever was in charge of his illness.
(c) He was full of blind desire to live at any cost.
(d) He was praying and meditating to strengthen his resolve.

8. What did Price's friend from Florida make sure Price had?
(a) Rest and quiet.
(b) Warm clothes.
(c) Emotional support from friends.
(d) Nutritious food.

9. When had Price enjoyed this hobby previously?
(a) Childhood.
(b) During his teaching years.
(c) Right before he got cancer.
(d) Young adulthood.

10. What muscles could Reynolds Price no longer control?
(a) Stomach muscles.
(b) Leg muscles.
(c) Back muscles.
(d) Facial muscles.

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

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

13. Which poet did Price NOT hear from?
(a) Phillip Roth.
(b) Raymond Carver.
(c) John Updike.
(d) Stephen Spender.

14. How does Price say he and Marcia Bennett spend their time together?
(a) Reading to each other.
(b) Painting.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Going for long walks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the radiologist describe the chance of paralysis?

3. What was Price given for the next few days after surgery?

4. What would they share?

5. What did Marcia Bennett urge Reynolds Price to portray?

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