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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did John Gunther publish in 1944?
(a) D-Day.
(b) The Red Pavilion.
(c) The Golden Fleece.
(d) The Lost City.

2. What refers to the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells?
(a) Radiation therapy.
(b) Hydrogen therapy.
(c) Atomic therapy.
(d) Paleontific therarpy.

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

4. 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?
(a) C-Scan.
(b) Spinal tap.
(c) Lobotomy.
(d) MRI.

5. What was the cause of Johnny's debilitating illness during his teen years?
(a) A brain tumor.
(b) Emphysema.
(c) Lukemia.
(d) Autism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the business of conveying people, goods, etc.?

2. What doctor vehemently opposed to removing Johnny's tumor in Chapter 3, stating that the tumor was dead and that it was sloughing itself out of his head?

3. In the end of Chapter 3, Johnny's parents had to inform Johnny that he would not be going back where?

4. In Chapter 3, Johnny was allowed to go home for how long over Christmas?

5. The first operation Johnny underwent took how long in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was Johnny first sent to the infirmary in Chapter 1? Why?

2. How did Johnny's studies progress in Chapter 4? What motivated Johnny in this regard?

3. Who helped arrange a meeting between Johnny and Mary in Chapter 4? How was Johnny's health during this time?

4. Where did Johnny stay after leaving the Neurological Institute in Chapter 2? Why?

5. What led to Johnny's not returning to school in Chapter 3? How did he respond?

6. What events had led up to Johnny's diagnosis in Chapter 1?

7. How does the author describe the autumn of 1946 in Chapter 3?

8. What information did Johnny's family receive after his surgery in Chapter 4? How did Johnny recover from the operation?

9. What interactions with others did Johnny have while at Dr. Gerson's Nursing Home in Chapter 3?

10. How did Johnny act during his treatment in Chapter 1? What was his prognosis at this point?

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