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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Price given for the next few days after surgery?

2. Describe the effect radiation had on Price.

3. What did Reynolds Price's dying friend tell him?

4. Where was Marcia Bennett's husband when she was taking care of Price?

5. Which condition is NOT emblematic of Cushing's disease?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What resources did Price call on for help with his condition?

3. What did Price draw on Marcia Bennett's urging?

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

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

6. What was Price's condition when he stayed with Marcia Bennett?

7. Describe Price's profound dream.

8. What did Price's friend from Florida do for him?

9. Describe Price's physical deterioration after radiation therapy.

10. What does Price say he asked for the morning after he heard the voice tell him what kind of suffering he would have to endure?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of surgery and biofeedback and hypnosis. How are they similar? How are they different? Why was hypnosis so effective for treating his pain? Why did it take so long for Price to try it?

Essay Topic 2

Use this book as a meditation on the value of a five-star rating system. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.

Essay Topic 3

What is Reynolds Price's faith, and how does it make it easier for him to endure the ordeal of his cancer treatment? What practices does his faith entail, and what religious images does he use in crafting his account of his ordeal. Using examples from the text, describe the role of religion in Price's life.

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