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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many representations does Price say he made of the thing Marcia Bennett urged him to portray?
(a) A few.
(b) Scores.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Several.

2. What symptoms did Price experience as radiation continued?
(a) Baldness.
(b) Swelling in his legs.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Nausea.

3. What did Price hear from his oncologist?
(a) That he had an excellent chance of full recovery.
(b) That he was going to die soon.
(c) That his tumor was the largest on record.
(d) That his tumor had never been seen before.

4. Which condition is NOT emblematic of Cushing's disease?
(a) Terrible mood swings.
(b) Huge appetite.
(c) Baldness.
(d) Oddly swollen face.

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

6. What activity does Price say he tried out, only to find that it wasn't for him?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Jogging.

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

8. Where did Price look for consolation?
(a) His friends.
(b) God.
(c) His wife.
(d) Literature.

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

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

11. How long was Reynolds Price in surgery?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 4 hours.

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

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

14. When did Reynolds Price begin to notice changes in his body?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1984.

15. What did Price's body fail to do when his brain told him to do it?
(a) Write a letter.
(b) Run.
(c) Stand up.
(d) Focus on a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Price resolve to do, starting a few days after surgery?

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

3. Describe the effect radiation had on Price.

4. What capability does Price say he began to lose?

5. How does Price describe his rapport with Marcia Bennett?

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