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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 8, what type of seizure did Susannah have?
2. In Chapter 15, how many days after Susannah had her first blackout while watching the PBS show with Gwyneth Paltrow, was she admitted to the hospital?
3. In Chapter 15, what drug did a neurologist prescribe for Susannah after trying to interview her in the AMU?
4. In Chapter 18, what was Dr. Arslan's medical specialty?
5. In Chapter 4, what does Susannah order to eat when she goes out with Stephen, his sister, and her husband?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, how did Susannah act when her father and stepmother wanted her to come home with them?
2. In Chapter 19, why was Dr. Friedman concerned about Susannah, and what did he tell Susannah's father?
3. In Chapter 11, what epiphany did Susanna have at the beginning of the chapter?
4. In Chapter 4, why did Susannah's father tell her to pull herself together?
5. In Chapter 19 on March 27, how was Susannah reacting?
6. In the Preface, what situation did Susannah find herself in?
7. In Chapter 1, how did Susannah describe the Post where she worked and those who worked there?
8. What delusion did Susannah have in Chapter 15, and what was the name of the syndrome that involved that delusion?
9. In Chapter 1, how did Susannah speculate that her illness may have begun?
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 wrote the story in Brain on Fire. Why did Susannah write her own story? What did she hope to achieve by writing her story?
Essay Topic 2
Susannah had to find herself again after her illness. What did Susannah learn about herself from her illness?
Essay Topic 3
Susannah acted as if she had a mental illness when her disease first manifested itself. Why did doctors believe she had a mental illness? Why did her illness seem to be mental, not physical?
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