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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. In Chapter 3, Johnny's family celebrated his birthday with what?
(a) Tofu and vegetables.
(b) Imitation cake.
(c) Imitation pot roast.
(d) Imitation ice cream.

2. Who had been helping Johnny with physical activity in Chapter 4?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Frances.
(c) John.
(d) Mary.

3. When was Johnny Gunther born?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1919.

4. What refers to the loss of a large block of interrelated memories, or complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.?
(a) Displacia.
(b) Amnesia.
(c) Hystronia.
(d) Diabetes.

5. In Chapter 4, the surgeon had gone how deep into Johnny's brain but had never penetrated to healthy brain tissue?
(a) 5 cm.
(b) 10 cm.
(c) 2 cm.
(d) 11 cm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force?

2. Johnny went to the Neurological Institute in what city in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 4, as the bump was growing once again, Johnny's doctors and parents decided to treat it with what?

4. In Chapter 4, Johnny's tumor was growing very rapidly, and it was even invading Johnny's what?

5. "Death Be Not Proud" takes its name from Holy Sonnet X by whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the author of "Death Be Not Proud" related to the central figure in the memoir? What subject does the book revolve around?

5. What interests did Johnny develop as he grew older, according to the author in the Foreword?

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

7. What did Johnny's family know about his condition in Chapter 4? Who helped him with his physical activity?

8. Where was Johnny Gunther born and raised? When did his family move to the United States?

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

10. What treatment did Johnny receive at Dr. Gerson's Nursing Home in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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