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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Marcia Bennett's husband's profession?
(a) Physician.
(b) Psychiatrist.
(c) Professor.
(d) Plumber.

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

3. How does Price describe radiation therapy?
(a) Hardly anything.
(b) Not horrible.
(c) A kind of death.
(d) Torture.

4. Where did Price work with Diana Betz?
(a) At her office.
(b) At a clinic.
(c) At his home.
(d) At the hospital.

5. What work was Price waiting to resume while he was in radiation therapy?
(a) Writing a book of essays.
(b) Writing a memoir.
(c) Writing a novel.
(d) Reviewing books.

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

7. Who is Diana Betz?
(a) A psychotherapist.
(b) A neurologist.
(c) A physical therapist.
(d) A nurse.

8. What tribute did Price make to his tumor?
(a) A drawing.
(b) A sculpture.
(c) An abstract painting.
(d) A poem.

9. What pastime could Price no longer enjoy while he was undergoing radiation therapy?
(a) Long walks.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Reading.
(d) Baseball.

10. What was the good news for Price?
(a) He would not be in much pain.
(b) His cancer was removed.
(c) He would be up and around quickly.
(d) His cancer would not spread.

11. What does Price begin to do after contact with Dr. Simonton?
(a) Stop radiation therapy.
(b) Eat differently.
(c) Travel to India.
(d) Visualize his antibodies attacking cancer cells.

12. What hobby did Price take up?
(a) Painting.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Writing poetry.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Price taken after surgery?

2. What activity does Price say he tried out, only to find that it wasn't for him?

3. What did Price's friend from Florida make sure Price had?

4. What could Reynolds Price do by himself?

5. What has Reynolds Price's health been like, up to this point?

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