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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 39, what percentage of Susannah's old self did Rhona think that Susannah was operating at?
2. In Chapter 40, how often would Stephen and Susannah spend the night at her father's place?
3. At the end of Chapter 34, what song did Stephen and Susannah sing while driving?
4. In Chapter 31, what percent of patients who have NMDA would begin with innocuous flu-like symptoms?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 34, how long had Susannah been out of the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 40, what would Stephen and Susanna do at her father's house when they would spend the night?
2. What behavior did Susannah have in Chapter 32 that was actually a sign of improvement?
3. In Chapter 23, what doctor joined Susannah's team and why?
4. What were the results of the brain biopsy in Chapter 28?
5. What was the test that Dr. Najjar had Susannah try in Chapter 26 and what were the results?
6. In Chapter 33, what did Susannah see when she watched a DVD of herself, and what did she think after watching?
7. What did Susannah look like when James first saw her when he came home in Chapter 34?
8. In Chapter 21, what activity was seen in a six-minute video from March 30?
9. In Chapter 21, to what did Stephen compare the atmosphere in the hospital?
10. In Chapter 27, what treatment did Dr. Najjar suggest that worried Susannah and her family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Dr. Najjar was a poor student, and a teacher said he would never amount to anything. What does Dr. Najjar’s story reveal about never giving up and the influence of caring teachers?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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