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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. When did John Gunther die?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1985.

2. What is the third chapter of Part Two titled?
(a) "The Diary."
(b) "Aftermath."
(c) "A Word from Frances".
(d) "Afterward."

3. When Johnny returned home in Chapter 5, he stayed relatively well for a while, although it was increasingly difficult for him in regard to what?
(a) Memory.
(b) Reading ability.
(c) Math skills.
(d) Motor skills.

4. The first letter from "A Few More of His Letters" was written when Johnny was how old?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Johnny was hospitalized once again on what date in Chapter 5, being then discharged and having two or three good days during which he went out to films and spent time with friends?

2. In "Aftermath," the author reprints how many letters from doctors who expressed their sympathies and regret for the unfulfilled promise Johnny had?

3. Where did Johnny's family return after Johnny's graduation in Chapter 5?

4. Johnny's letters from 1937 and 1938 in "A Few More of His Letters" showed that the young boy had an avid interest in what?

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"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the first letter written in "A Few More of His Letters"? What perspective do the letters lend?

2. What did Johnny write to this father when he was sixteen in "A Few More of His Letters"?

3. How did Johnny's letters in "A Few More of His Letters" reveal his love of education?

4. What "normal teen problems" did Johnny deal with as revealed in "A Few More of His Letters"?

5. How was Johnny's illness and the progression of his illness unusual for the type of cancer that he had?

6. What led to Johnny's father calling Frances on June 27 in Chapter 5?

7. What did Johnny write about in 1937 and 1938 in "A Few More of His Letters"?

8. How was Johnny's recovery after his operation progressing in the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. How did Johnny feel about his illness during his hospitalization in June 12 in Chapter 5?

10. What is revealed about the traveling of Johnny's family in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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