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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Johnny died how long after he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 10 months.

2. Who was a teacher who drove down from Deerfield to spend a day with Johnny while he was ill?
(a) Mr. Hall.
(b) Mr. Jackson.
(c) Mr. Montgomery.
(d) Mr. Boyden.

3. In 1939, Johnny's letters reveal that he wanted his parents to send him what in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) A violin.
(b) A flute.
(c) A chemistry set.
(d) A telescope.

4. What is the field of physics that is primarily concerned with the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus and the processes by which these arrangements change?
(a) Atomic physics.
(b) Constructive physics.
(c) Quantum physics.
(d) Electrical physics.

5. Who wrote a letter to Johnny's family after his death saying, "for such there must be an immortality which we who tinker at the body may guess at but not understand"?
(a) Wilder Penfield.
(b) Robby Benson.
(c) Arthur Hill.
(d) James Archer.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his first operation, Johnny wrote to some school friends describing his hospital stay and explained that they had to drill three holes into his skull in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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

3. In Chapter 3, Johnny's doctors finally compromised, and Johnny was taken back to Neurological where they were able to do what, leading to a great physical improvement?

4. In "Aftermath," the author reprints how many letters from doctors who expressed their sympathies and regret for the unfulfilled promise Johnny had?

5. Based on Johnny's letters in "A Few More of His Letters," Johnny's parents were where in 1937 and 1938?

(see the answer key)

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