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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and Aftermath.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the author receive notice from the school that their son had a stiff neck and was in the infirmary in Chapter 1?
(a) April, 1946.
(b) March, 1940.
(c) October, 1946.
(d) September, 1945.

2. On what date did Johnny's parents receive a call that a neurologist had seen their son, and they thought that Johnny had a brain tumor?
(a) October 1, 1945.
(b) September 12, 1946.
(c) April 25, 1946.
(d) July 3, 1945.

3. When Johnny returned home in Chapter 5, he stayed relatively well for a while, although it was increasingly difficult for him in regard to what?
(a) Memory.
(b) Reading ability.
(c) Motor skills.
(d) Math skills.

4. Things were looking good for Johnny in Chapter 4 until the end of what month?
(a) October.
(b) February.
(c) July.
(d) March.

5. In "Aftermath," Johnny's family was told that what would be very important to the neurological institutes in the world because it was so unique that Johnny remained so well up to the very end?
(a) Johnny's brain samples.
(b) Johnny's DNA.
(c) Johnny's memoir.
(d) The slides from Johnny's brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret?

2. Johnny had at least how many doctors treat him before he died?

3. What word means to have an effect on; influence; alter?

4. Where did Johnny's family return after Johnny's graduation in Chapter 5?

5. How does the author describe the weather at Johnny's funeral in "Aftermath"?

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