2. What was the surgeon's recommendation following surgery?
(a) Another surgery.
(b) Radiation.
(c) Palliative care.
(d) Chemotherapy.

3. What was Price given for the next few days after surgery?
(a) Oxycontin.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Nothing.

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

5. What could Reynolds Price do by himself?
(a) Eat.
(b) Simple shopping.
(c) Get around.
(d) Shower and shave.

6. What was the cause of Price's problems?
(a) A buildup of plaque.
(b) A cyst.
(c) A malformation of the bone.
(d) A lack of iron.

7. What was the prognosis after the first round of tests?
(a) Treatment with drugs.
(b) No action.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Treatment with radiation.

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

9. What was Price told during his dream?
(a) That he would have to change his ways.
(b) That he was being spared for a higher purpose.
(c) That he was not going to be allowed to die until his work was complete.
(d) That his sins were forgiven.

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

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

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

13. How does Price spend his time on returning home?
(a) Cleaning out his house.
(b) Writing.
(c) Having people over.
(d) Listening to classical music.

14. What has Reynolds Price's health been like, up to this point?
(a) Steadily good.
(b) Good for long periods between.
(c) Good since a childhood illness.
(d) Consistently poor.

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