2. What does Price say was the critical reaction to Kate Vaiden?
(a) Harsh reviews.
(b) Positive reviews.
(c) Mixed reviews and critical disinterest.
(d) The book was ignored.

3. What does Price say Diana Betz came to see him for?
(a) Spiritual counseling.
(b) Editorial projects.
(c) Physical therapy.
(d) Writing workshops.

4. What was Dr. Shuping's prognosis?
(a) That he might eventually get some relief from pain.
(b) That Price's outlook for walking was not good.
(c) That he would likely be paralyzed permanently.
(d) That surgery might help him.

5. What was Reynolds Price offered in November?
(a) A commission for a memoir.
(b) A commission for a political commentary.
(c) A commission to write a play.
(d) A commission for an advertising job.

6. What did Reynolds Price find when he finally went to the hospital?
(a) His immune system was malfunctioning.
(b) He had damaged his vertebrae.
(c) He had injured his nerves.
(d) He had become diabetic.

7. Whose lives does Price say he based his commissioned work on?
(a) His parents.
(b) His own.
(c) His children.
(d) His students'.

8. What did Price decide to do?
(a) Forego surgery.
(b) Have surgery.
(c) Have radiation therapy.
(d) Nothing at the time.

9. What does Price say Daniel Voll would do 'happily' for him and his visitors?
(a) Read and edit works.
(b) Shopping and errands.
(c) Leave them in peace.
(d) Cook.

10. How does Price describe his mobility while writing Kate Vaiden?
(a) Limited mobility.
(b) Completely housebound.
(c) A good deal of freedom of mobility.
(d) Nearly housebound.

11. What does Price say his friends thought about his condition?
(a) They thought he was dying of AIDS.
(b) They thought he was in retreat from the world.
(c) They thought he was harboring his strength for fighting his cancer.
(d) They thought he was on the verge of recovery.

12. 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.

13. What did MRIs indicate about Price's tumor, in 1987?
(a) No growth.
(b) Reduction in size.
(c) Aggressive growth.
(d) Decay of the vertebrae around it.

14. For how long does Price say he was addicted to his pain medication?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two months.

15. What kinds of subjects does Price say he steered his students toward?
(a) Real emotions.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Highly-stylized works.
(d) Intensely literary works.