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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 37, where did James work?
2. In Chapter 37, what movie did Susannah watch with James and Hannah?
3. In Chapter 34, when was the Swedish dairy cream separator created that helped originate the plasma exchange process?
4. In Chapter 26, when was the clock test developed?
5. In Chpater 21, what did Stephen compare the atmosphere in the hospital to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What therapy was recommended for Susannah at the end of Chapter 30 and why?
2. In Chapter 27, what treatment did Dr. Najjar suggest that worried Susannah and her family?
3. In Chapter 38, what did Susannah dance with Stephen at a wedding and how were her thoughts about the dance in contrast to reality?
4. In Chapter 21, what activity was seen in a six-minute video from March 30?
5. In Chapter 31 when Susannah was diagnosed with NMDA, what did Dr. Russo say about recovery?
6. In Chapter 22, what was found in Susannah's spinal tap and what did that indicate?
7. In Chapter 25, what did Nurse Adeline speculate that Susannah's first seizure might have been?
8. What were the results of the brain biopsy in Chapter 28?
9. What was the test that Dr. Najjar had Susannah try in Chapter 26 and what were the results?
10. What was Allen's opinion of Stephen in Chapter 24?
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
Susannah sometimes felt guilty that she had survived and others did not. Why did Susannah feel guilty for surviving?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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