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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. Who did Frances go to visit to escape the stress for a while in Chapter 5?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

2. During his brief life, Johnny had discovered a new way to liquefy what compound?
(a) Cryteron.
(b) Ammonia.
(c) Radon.
(d) Hydrogen.

3. 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.

4. In "The Diary", Johnny mentioned that he discussed fears of death with whom?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

5. In Chapter 5, Johnny's father wrote that when was one of the best days Johnny had since he first became ill?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Johnny's death?

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

3. What word means to have an effect on; influence; alter?

4. Johnny died how long after he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor?

5. What book of Pierre Lecomte du Nouy's did Johnny read shortly before his death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Johnny describe his operations and treatment 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 was Johnny reading and studying in his last entries from "The Diary"?

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

9. What letters are described by the author in "Aftermath"? What did the author seek to understand after the funeral?

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

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