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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 30, how long had Susannah been in the hospital?
2. In Chapter 28, where were tubes of Susannah's cerebrospinal fluid sent for examination?
3. In Chapter 37 when James returned from school, how long did it take him to get used to his subdued and disoriented sister?
4. In Chapter 31, what percent of patients who have NMDA would begin with innocuous flu-like symptoms?
5. On March 31, what was the name of the first non-family friend to visit Susannah in the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 39, what mistake did Susannah make?
2. In Chapter 29, what disease were doctors assuming that Susannah would be diagnosed with?
3. What was the plan for Susannah's treatment program in Chapter 32?
4. In Chapter 32, how did the plasma-exchange process that Susannah received originate?
5. In Chapter 38, what did Susannah dance with Stephen at a wedding and how were her thoughts about the dance in contrast to reality?
6. In Chapter 25, what did Nurse Adeline speculate that Susannah's first seizure might have been?
7. What did Susannah look like when James first saw her when he came home in Chapter 34?
8. In Chapter 27, what treatment did Dr. Najjar suggest that worried Susannah and her family?
9. In Chapter 22, what was found in Susannah's spinal tap and what did that indicate?
10. What behavior did Susannah have in Chapter 32 that was actually a sign of improvement?
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
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 3
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?
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