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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. When did Alexander Hamilton establish The New York Post?

2. In Chapter 19, what could be seen from Susannah's new room at the hospital?

3. In Chapter 11, what was the date when Susannah wrote the first of a series of random Word documents to document her thoughts?

4. In Chapter 16 when Susannah tried to escape and pull out her EEG leads, what did the attending neurologist prescribe?

5. At the end of Chapter 12, what was Susannah feeling?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Preface, what situation did Susannah find herself in?

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

3. In Chapter 1, how did Susannah describe the Post where she worked and those who worked there?

4. What delusion did Susannah have in Chapter 15, and what was the name of the syndrome that involved that delusion?

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

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

7. In Chapter 10, what did Susannah's mother and brother think about what her neurologist and psychiatrist's diagnoses of Susannah's problems?

8. Where did Susannah and Stephen go one weekend in Chapter 5, and what did they do?

9. In Chapter 19 on March 27, how was Susannah reacting?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Susannah had to find herself again after her illness. What did Susannah learn about herself from her illness?

Essay Topic 2

Although Stephen and Susannah had only been dating for four months before she got sick, he stayed with her the entire time. How was Stephen a support for Susannah during her illness? What did his dedication to her reveal about him and the relationship he had with Susannah?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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