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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a piece of music in which a refrain is repeated between episodes and often constitutes the form of the last movement of a sonata or concerto?
(a) Solario.
(b) Syllogism.
(c) Fugue.
(d) Rondo.

2. How old was Johnny when he started taking geology classes and found them very interesting in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

3. In what state was Johnny when he died in the hospital?
(a) Hypnotized.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Hysterical.
(d) Jovial.

4. In "The Diary", Johnny mentioned that he discussed fears of death with whom?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. What word means marked by or showing bravery or valor; heroic?
(a) Viligant.
(b) Adamant.
(c) Valiant.
(d) Deviant.

6. Who played John Gunther in the TV movie based on the narrative from "Death Be Not Proud"?
(a) Arthur Hill.
(b) Michael Williams.
(c) Robby Benson.
(d) James Archer.

7. In 1939, Johnny's letters highlighted his interest in what in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) Music.
(b) Football.
(c) Painting.
(d) English literature.

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

9. At what time did Johnny die?
(a) 12:01 a.m.
(b) 10:10 p.m.
(c) 11:02 p.m.
(d) 4:10 a.m.

10. In "The Diary", Johnny wrote that he had decided to accept death without what?
(a) Crying.
(b) Fear.
(c) Detachment.
(d) Attachment.

11. 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) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

12. How many siblings did Johnny have?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

13. 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) Constructive physics.
(b) Quantum physics.
(c) Atomic physics.
(d) Electrical physics.

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

15. When was Pierre Lecomte du Nouy born?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1883.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what hospital did Johnny die?

2. 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?

3. What refers to indication of future excellence or achievement?

4. Who was a teacher who drove down from Deerfield to spend a day with Johnny while he was ill?

5. Johnny's very last entry in "The Diary" relates a trip to the public library, where he collected information on what?

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