View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 22, how many white blood cells would usually be in a healthy person's spinal fluid?
(a) 0-5.
(b) 4.
(c) 0-3.
(d) 7.

2. What type of steroid was Susannah given in Chapter 28?
(a) Anabol.
(b) Biogonadyl.
(c) Solu-Medrol.
(d) Decadron.

3. In Chapter 34, when was the Swedish dairy cream separator created that helped originate the plasma exchange process?
(a) Late 1800s.
(b) Early 1900s.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1904.

4. In Chapter 39, what percentage of Susannah's old self did Rhona think that Susannah was operating at?
(a) 75.
(b) 80.
(c) 90.
(d) 95.

5. In Chapter 22, how many white blood cells were in Susannah's spinal fluid?
(a) 15.
(b) 7.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

6. In Chapter 32, what did Dr. Najjar plan to use to reduce the inflammation in Susannah's body?
(a) IVIG.
(b) Steroids.
(c) Antibiotics.
(d) Plasmapheresis.

7. In Chapter 38, how long was Stephen's hair before he cut it?
(a) Shoulder length.
(b) Buzz cut.
(c) Cheekbone-length.
(d) Just over his ears.

8. In Chapter 36, how long was the interaction that Susannah had with Stephen's sisters and their children in Chapter 36?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 20 minutes.

9. In Chapter 39, how long did it take Susannah to track down Dr. Bertisch and get the results of the tests she took?
(a) A year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 45 days.
(d) About 6 months.

10. In Chapter 37 when James returned from school, how long did it take him to get used to his subdued and disoriented sister?
(a) About a week.
(b) About a week and a half.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 6 days.

11. In Chapter 36, what leftovers did Susannah remember that Stephen brought from his family's Easter dinner when she was in the hospital?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Beef roast.
(d) Ham.

12. In Chapter 40, when were controversial lobotomy surgeries practiced?
(a) 1940s and 1950s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1950s and 1960s.

13. In Chapter 34, when did Susannah return to NYU Medical Center for a week of plasma-exchange treatment?
(a) April 11.
(b) April 30.
(c) April 29.
(d) May 1.

14. In Chapter 25, what book did Hannah bring Susannah?
(a) Catcher in the Rye.
(b) A novel.
(c) A biography.
(d) Grapes of Wrath.

15. In Chapter 35, what position was Susannah in in the video she watched?
(a) Flat on her back.
(b) Sitting up in bed.
(c) Sitting in a chair.
(d) Slumped in a chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, where did Susannah punch a nurse?

2. In Chapter 39, how many times a day did Susannah have to take her medications?

3. In Chapter 37, what movie did Susannah watch with James and Hannah?

4. In Chapter 24, when was Susannah given the first round of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusions?

5. In Chapter 28 when Susannah was diagnosed with anti-NMDA-receptor autoimmune encephalitis, how many patients had been diagnosed before her?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 394 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample