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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 16, who did Susannah think was talking about her?
2. In Chapter 11, where was the Irish pub where Susannah and Stephen would have to wait 40 minutes to be served?
3. In Chapter 10, what did Dr. Levin prescribe Susannah?
4. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the attending neurologist who visited Susannah on the second day in the AMU?
5. In Chapter 18, what was the room number where Susannah was a patient?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 18, how was Susannah dealt with after she began running up and down the hallways?
2. In Chapter 19, why was Dr. Friedman concerned about Susannah, and what did he tell Susannah's father?
3. Where did Susannah and Stephen go one weekend in Chapter 5, and what did they do?
4. In Chapter 7, how did Susannah perceive Times Square when she walked through one March?
5. In Chapter 19 on March 27, how was Susannah reacting?
6. In Chapter 3, what preliminary news did Susannah learn after having an MRI?
7. In Chapter 1, how did Susannah speculate that her illness may have begun?
8. In Chapter 11, what epiphany did Susanna have at the beginning of the chapter?
9. In Chapter 4, why did Susannah's father tell her to pull herself together?
10. In Chapter 1, how did Susannah describe the Post where she worked and those who worked there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Brain on Fire is a true story about Susannah’s battle with an auto-immune disease. What is the genre of the book? Why is that genre most appropriate rather than some other choices?
Essay Topic 2
Dr. Najjar was a poor student, and a teacher said he would never amount to anything. What does Dr. Najjar’s story reveal about never giving up and the influence of caring teachers?
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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