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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. How long would Price have to wait, to be considered 'cured'?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Six months.

2. How athletic was Reynolds Price as a child?
(a) Enthusiastically athletic.
(b) Extremely athletic.
(c) Not at all athletic.
(d) Somewhat athletic.

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

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

5. What does Price say he began to do more often?
(a) Feel strength returning.
(b) Cook.
(c) Fall.
(d) Walk long distances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Simonton's field?

2. What does the first doctor examine, when Price finally goes in?

3. What pastime could Price no longer enjoy while he was undergoing radiation therapy?

4. What does Price say a strong neighbor had to do for him?

5. What had the surgeon discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was "The Eel"?

2. What does Price say he learned about his tumor?

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

4. Describe Price's stay with Marcia Bennett.

5. What effect did radiation therapy have on Price's body?

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

7. What does Price say was most difficult about the early weeks of radiation therapy?

8. How did Price's health change after the first surgery?

9. What was Price's emotional reaction to his condition?

10. What did Price's doctors recommend for the next step after surgery?

(see the answer keys)

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