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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Henry DeWolf Smyth was a commissioner on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission from 1949 to when?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1975.

4. How old was Johnny when he was learning to do parallel crises and was working on improving his grades in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

5. Who told Johnny's family that Johnny was dying in Chapter 5?
(a) Dr. Johnson.
(b) Dr. Hahn.
(c) Dr. Masson.
(d) Dr. Traeger.

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

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

8. On what date was Johnny so tired he could barely get out of the bathtub in Chapter 5?
(a) June 24.
(b) June 4.
(c) June 30.
(d) July 10.

9. Johnny's graduation date was when in Chapter 5?
(a) June 4.
(b) May 27.
(c) June 12.
(d) June 27.

10. In one letter to his father in "A Few More of His Letters," Johnny commented on how the physics teacher had told the class that if the students spent how much a night on their subject, they would do all right?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

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

12. What caused Johnny's death?
(a) Cerebral hemorrhage.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Brain aneurism.

13. What refers to keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret?
(a) Cataclysm.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Grief.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mary's last name in the book?

2. Johnny died how long after he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor?

3. What is the third chapter of Part Two titled?

4. Johnny's family drove to Deerfield on what date in Chapter 5?

5. 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"?

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