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

2. How long after biofeedback and hypnosis was Price pain-free?
(a) A year.
(b) Eight visits.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Eight months.

3. Who did Price see in Atlanta?
(a) Miles Davis.
(b) Charles Mingus.
(c) James Taylor.
(d) Bob Dylan.

4. Who is Daniel Voll?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A Duke grad student.
(c) A physician.
(d) A nurse.

5. What did Price's friends the Andersons offer to do for him?
(a) Find him funding for experimental treatments.
(b) Help him with his medical bills.
(c) Assume legal responsibility for his care.
(d) Build a wing on their house for him to stay in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the offer the Andersons made?

2. What was Dr. Shuping's prognosis?

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

4. What good news did Dr. Shuping give Price?

5. What was Reynolds Price offered in November?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story Price told when he was commissioned by Hendrix College.

2. Describe Price's trip to New York.

3. How did Price's condition change after Christmas 1985?

4. How was Price managing the pain, when he returned to live at home?

5. What was the new demon Price experienced after his second surgery?

6. How does Price say Daniel Voll helped him when he was having a hard time accepting his condition?

7. How does Price say he ended up feeling practically agoraphobic?

8. Describe Price's first trip after physical therapy.

9. What did Daniel Voll do for Reynolds Price?

10. How did Price's community react to his being housebound?

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