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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 Dan's role in maintaining Price's balance of mind?
(a) Nourishing his spirit with food, music and literature.
(b) Encouraging him to remain faithful.
(c) Talking him down from the proverbial ledge.
(d) Chastizing his self-pity.

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

3. How did Reynolds Price injure himself?
(a) He hit his head.
(b) He fell in the bathroom.
(c) He toppled over in his wheelchair.
(d) He cut himself.

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

5. Where does Dan establish himself?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The basement.
(c) The spare bedroom.
(d) The master bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changed that allowed Price to return to writing?

2. What does Price say he was taking for pain?

3. What was Price's original opinion of biofeedback?

4. What was the 'new demon' Price encountered after surgery?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Price's prognosis after falling from his wheelchair?

2. Describe Price's second surgery.

3. What did biofeedback entail for Price?

4. What advice does Price offer to doctors?

5. How does Price say he thought about his future?

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

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

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

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

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

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