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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. Henry DeWolf Smyth was the chairman of the Department of Physics at Princeton University from 1935 until when?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1959.

2. What was the common name given to an administrative history written by physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth about the Allied World War II effort to develop the atomic bomb?
(a) The Smyth Report.
(b) The Manhattan Report.
(c) The Allied Report.
(d) The DeWolf Report.

3. When did Pierre Lecomte du Nouy die?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1947.

4. What was a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II?
(a) Area 54 Project.
(b) The Manhattan Project.
(c) Fat Man Little Boy Project.
(d) Los Alamos Project.

5. Johnny's very last entry in "The Diary" relates a trip to the public library, where he collected information on what?
(a) Liquid Helium.
(b) Liquid NH3.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Liquid H2O.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a chronic skin disease common in adolescence, involving inflammation of the sebaceous glands and characterized by pustules on the face, neck, and upper trunk?

2. What refers to keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret?

3. Based on Johnny's letters in "A Few More of His Letters," Johnny's parents were where in 1937 and 1938?

4. What caused Johnny's death?

5. Who played Johnny Gunther in the TV movie based on the narrative from "Death Be Not Proud"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the goal of Johnny's doctors and family after his graduation in Chapter 5?

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

4. What did the surgeons tell Johnny's family would be helpful for the medical community in "Aftermath"?

5. How does Gunther describe the weather at Johnny's funeral in "Aftermath"?

6. Describe Johnny's graduation in Chapter 5. How was Johnny received by his peers?

7. How did Johnny describe his operations and treatment in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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

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

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

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