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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John Gunther die?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1970.

2. What means vagueness or obscurity, as of the mind or perception; confused or vague thoughts, feelings, etc.?
(a) Craze.
(b) Immutability.
(c) Confluence.
(d) Haze.

3. Where did Johnny's family return after Johnny's graduation in Chapter 5?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Japan.
(d) Connecticut.

4. In Chapter 5, Johnny's father wrote that when was one of the best days Johnny had since he first became ill?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

5. In the poem, "Holy Sonnet X," the author writes, "Death be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and" what?
(a) Grande.
(b) Tranquil.
(c) Dreadfull.
(d) Lovely.

6. Based on Johnny's letters in "A Few More of His Letters," Johnny's parents were where in 1937 and 1938?
(a) Germany.
(b) The Far East.
(c) England.
(d) France.

7. In 1939, Johnny's letters reveal that he decided to make his own what in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) Flute.
(b) Violin.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Trombone.

8. In Johnny's letters to his parents in "A Few More of His Letters," he mentioned doing what exercises daily?
(a) Eye.
(b) Coordination.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Mind.

9. 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"?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

11. When did Henry DeWolf Smyth die?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1975.

12. When was "Death Be Not Proud" first published?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1949.

13. What was John Gunther's first novel titled?
(a) Inside U.S.A.
(b) The Lost City.
(c) The Red Pavilion.
(d) Bright Nemesis.

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

15. What part of Johnny's body was clumsy and wouldn't open properly when he returned home in Chapter 5?
(a) His left hand.
(b) His right leg.
(c) His right hand.
(d) His left leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, in an attempt to cheer Johnny up, his father told him an outright lie, telling Johnny that he had been what?

2. Johnny Gunther is buried in what city in New York?

3. When did Pierre Lecomte du Nouy die?

4. What book of Pierre Lecomte du Nouy's did Johnny read shortly before his death?

5. 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?

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