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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. In Chapter 13, what was the name of Susannah's cat?

2. In Chapter 16, who did Susannah think was talking about her?

3. In Chapter 12, who does a technician compare Susannah and her issues to?

4. In Chapter 14, what hospital was Susannah taken to?

5. In Chapter 1, when did Susannah's story start?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how did Susannah describe Stephen and their relationship?

2. What repetitive movements did Stephen notice Susannah performing toward the end of Chapter 11, and what did those movement turn out to be?

3. In Chapter 1, how did Susannah speculate that her illness may have begun?

4. In Chapter 8, what was Susannah's condition when Stephen decided to call 911?

5. In Chapter 12 on the way to see Dr. Bailey, what did Susannah demand and what did she do after she got what she wanted?

6. In Chapter 3, what preliminary news did Susannah learn after having an MRI?

7. In Chapter 17, how did Susannah see people changing at the end of the chapter?

8. In Chapter 9, what is learned about Susannah's mother?

9. In Chapter 19, why was Dr. Friedman concerned about Susannah, and what did he tell Susannah's father?

10. In Chapter 12, what did a technician say about Susannah's EEG, and what did Susannah think of what the tech said?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Susannah compared the brain to Christmas tree lights in Chapter 17. Why did she compare the brain to Christmas tree lights? How was the brain like a string of Christmas tree lights? How did that relate to her condition?

Essay Topic 2

Susannah told the story from her point of view. How does the point of view determine what readers know about events and people? How did the point of view help readers empathize with Susanna?

Essay Topic 3

When Susannah’s father saw her filthy apartment in Chapter 4, Susannah compared her apartment to her life. How was the apartment a metaphor? What did it symbolize about Susannah’s life?

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