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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. According to a camp counselor from when he was young, Johnny was very what?
(a) Unpopular.
(b) Angry.
(c) Introverted.
(d) Popular.

2. Johnny's parents lied to Johnny, telling him that his tumor was what in Chapter 1?
(a) Bigger.
(b) Growing.
(c) Dead.
(d) Smaller.

3. When Johnny was put in the infirmary for a stiff neck in Chapter 1, there was what kind of scare at the school?
(a) Polio.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Pneumonia.

4. Where did Johnny's family vacation when he was very young?
(a) Venice.
(b) Austrian Alps.
(c) Mt. Rushmore.
(d) Swiss Alps.

5. In Chapter 3, Johnny showed how much he cared about other people when he apologized for being too much trouble due to what event in the middle of the night?
(a) A nosebleed.
(b) A headache.
(c) A seizure.
(d) An aneurism.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johnny left the Neurological Institute, he had to stay in an apartment where in Chapter 2?

2. Where was Johnny born?

3. When Johnny was a few months old, the family moved where?

4. What refers to a sudden attack, as of epilepsy or some other disease?

5. What school had John Gunther attended for his high school education?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Johnny's condition like when he entered Dr. Gerson's Nursing Home in Chapter 3? How was his recovery there?

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

3. What were Johnny's parents informed after his first operation in Chapter 1? How did Johnny recover from the surgery?

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

5. Describe Johnny's first operation. When did it take place and where? What was the objective of the operation?

6. How does the author describe Johnny's intelligence and temperament in the Foreword of the book?

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

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

9. How does the author describe Johnny in the Foreword? What qualities did Johnny exhibit?

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

(see the answer keys)

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