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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, what did Susannah's mother call Dr. William Siegel?

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

3. In Chapter 3, how long does it take Angela to walk Susannah home from work?

4. In Chapter 6, how old was the Post reporter who died from melanoma?

5. In Chapter 2, how long had Susannah been dating Stephen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, how did Susannah act when her father and stepmother wanted her to come home with them?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 11, what epiphany did Susanna have at the beginning of the chapter?

10. In Chapter 18, how was Susannah dealt with after she began running up and down the hallways?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The mood changes depending on what is happening in the book. How is the mood revealed in the story? What is the overall mood of the book?

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