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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Within how much time at Dr. Gerson's Nursing Home did Johnny begin to show improvement in Chapter 3?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 day.

2. What is the most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumor in humans?
(a) Metastatic tumor.
(b) Stereotactic tumor.
(c) Glioblastoma multiforme.
(d) Brainstem glioma.

3. What refers to the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil?
(a) Agroponics.
(b) Helioponics.
(c) Hydroponics.
(d) Aeroponics.

4. Johnny when to the Medical Center on what street in New York City for surgeries?
(a) East 14th Street.
(b) Columbus Avenue.
(c) West 168th Street.
(d) Broadway.

5. What refers to the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition?
(a) Diagnosis.
(b) Dianetics.
(c) Conclusion.
(d) Experiment.

6. What refers to the business of conveying people, goods, etc.?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Visitation.
(c) Transportation.
(d) Architecture.

7. In what year did Johnny come home from his boarding school for Christmas looking great in Chapter 1?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1945.

8. As he grew older, Johnny developed an interest in games, especially what?
(a) Chess.
(b) Poker.
(c) Cribbage.
(d) War.

9. Johnny's diet at Dr. Gerson's Nursing Home had no salt or fat, and what were at an extreme minimum?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Sugars.
(c) Proteins.
(d) Carbohydrates.

10. What refers to the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate?
(a) Ecology.
(b) Meteorology.
(c) Radiology.
(d) Biology.

11. After his first operation in Chapter 1, Johnny wrote a prayer that he called what?
(a) "Unbeliever's Prayer".
(b) "Song of Sorrow".
(c) "Believer's Prayer".
(d) "Tomorrow's Prayer".

12. Following Johnny's first operation in Chapter 1, he dictated a letter to whom regarding some thoughts he had?
(a) Jackson Pollack.
(b) Professor Einstein.
(c) Dr. Medlin.
(d) Dr. Anderson.

13. Where in Connecticut did Johnny's family live after leaving Europe?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Jamestown.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Clifton.

14. Johnny came home for Spring Holiday in March of what year when his parents took him on several outings in Chapter 1?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1948.

15. John Gunther had what profession when Johnny was growing up?
(a) Painter.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Sailor.
(d) Architect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Johnny's mother?

2. What is a diagnostic, and at times therapeutic, procedure that is performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis?

3. Who was the Gunther family doctor in the book?

4. How old was Johnny when his family moved to Connecticut?

5. The Gerson Therapy was what kind of therapy, which he claimed could cure cancer and most chronic, degenerative diseases?

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