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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Daniel Voll live with Reynolds Price?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) In Durham, NC.
(c) Raleigh, NC.
(d) New York.

2. Who was Lawrence Wall?
(a) Reynolds Price's lover.
(b) Daniel Voll's replacement.
(c) Reynolds Price's physical therapist.
(d) Reynolds Price's surgeon.

3. What does Price say he withdrew from?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Regular hospital care.
(c) Steroids.
(d) Anti-inflammatory drugs.

4. What was the result of Price's first visit with Patrick Louge?
(a) Relief and relaxation.
(b) Nausea and dizziness.
(c) Painful side effects.
(d) Panic attacks.

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

6. What was Price's original opinion of biofeedback?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Disinterest.
(c) High hopes.
(d) Indifference.

7. Where did Reynolds Price and Daniel Voll travel to together?
(a) To Washington D.C. for a literary award ceremony.
(b) To California to visit his family.
(c) To New York for experimental treatments.
(d) To Arkansas for rehearsals.

8. What does Price say made physical therapy bearable?
(a) The other patients.
(b) The process of learning new skills.
(c) The drugs he took for pain.
(d) The physical progress.

9. How does Price say his condition changed after Christmas 1985?
(a) His pain decreased.
(b) His weakness worsened.
(c) His mobility increased.
(d) His memory returned.

10. What put Price back in the hospital?
(a) Leaking spinal fluid.
(b) Panic attacks.
(c) Paralysis.
(d) Seizures.

11. What happened to the offer the Andersons made?
(a) The plan did not work out.
(b) They started construction, but then had a falling out.
(c) Someone else came through with a better offer for him.
(d) They paid his bills down to the point where he wasn't terrified all the time.

12. What changed that allowed Price to return to writing?
(a) He found someone else to help him around the house.
(b) He started to take new drugs.
(c) His incision healed.
(d) The tumor responded to treatment.

13. What strength does Price say he gained as a result of physical therapy?
(a) Upper body strength.
(b) Abdominal muscle strength.
(c) Strength of character.
(d) Back muscle strength.

14. What did doctors do during Price's surgery at the end of the semester?
(a) Fuse his vertebrae.
(b) Fix his vertebrae.
(c) Remove and drain cysts.
(d) Remove the tumor from his spine.

15. What did Dr. Friedman say was causing Price's pains?
(a) Phantom pain.
(b) Damaged nerve cells.
(c) His immune system attacking his healthy tissue.
(d) Repressed memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Price say he was addicted to his pain medication?

2. What was Price able to do after Christmas 1985?

3. What did Dr. Friedman give Price when the pains returned?

4. What does Price say his outlook was like by April 1985?

5. What does Price say his health was doing while he was writing the commissioned work?

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