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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the first doctor examine, when Price finally goes in?
(a) His reflexes.
(b) His heart.
(c) His white blood cell count.
(d) His hormones.

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

4. What was Marcia Bennett's husband doing on his travels?
(a) Missionary work.
(b) Visiting friends.
(c) Research.
(d) Lecturing.

5. How does Price describe his rapport with Marcia Bennett?
(a) They grated on each other.
(b) They enjoyed each other's company.
(c) They spent long hours rehashing old arguments.
(d) They were practically lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet did Price NOT hear from?

2. What hobby did Price take up?

3. What did the radiation oncologist tell Reynolds Price after his radiation therapy was done?

4. What does Price say was difficult about entering radiation therapy?

5. What did the test show was swollen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Price's profound dream.

2. What was Reynolds Price's condition at the beginning of the "A Whole New Life"?

3. What was the first prognosis for Price's condition?

4. How does Price say his friends and family reacted to his illness?

5. Where did Price go from Marcia Bennett's house?

6. Describe Price's condition when he emerged from surgery.

7. How does Price say his relationship with Jesus changed throughout the course of his cancer treatment?

8. What does Price say was the good news in his prognosis?

9. How athletic was Price?

10. What radiation regimen was Price placed on?

(see the answer keys)

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