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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 favorite meal did Susannah's father and stepmother cook for her?

2. In Chapter 19, what had happened to a young man who was recovering on the same floor where Susannah was a patient?

3. In Chapter 2, how long ago had Susannah first met Stephen?

4. In Chapter 17, what did Susannah tell Dr. Khan that she had?

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 14, what did Susannah say about the seizure she had at NYU and what she remembered from that time?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 6, how did Susannah feel as she was going to her interview with Walsh?

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

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 struggled with self-esteem after her illness. How did the illness affect Susannah as a person? Why did it cause her to lose confidence and her self-esteem?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Susannah was once asked if she had the chance to refuse the disease if she would have done so. How did Susannah answer that question? Why would she still have the disease if she had a choice?

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