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

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

3. What did doctors do during Price's surgery at the end of the semester?
(a) Fuse his vertebrae.
(b) Remove the tumor from his spine.
(c) Fix his vertebrae.
(d) Remove and drain cysts.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Price decide to do?

2. What did Price's friends the Andersons offer to do for him?

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

4. Who was Lawrence Wall?

5. What does Price say his friends thought about his condition?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What professional triumphs did Price enjoy in the winter of 1987?

5. Describe Price's trip to New York.

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

7. What advice does Price offer to doctors?

8. What kinds of pain led Dr. Friedman to recommend biofeedback for Price?

9. What did biofeedback entail for Price?

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

(see the answer keys)

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