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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. 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?
(a) Art and literature.
(b) The solar system.
(c) Politics.
(d) Music.

2. In what state was Johnny when he died in the hospital?
(a) Hysterical.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Jovial.
(d) Hypnotized.

3. What was Mary's last name in the book?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Smith.
(c) Caldwell.
(d) Sanders.

4. 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?
(a) June 4.
(b) June 27.
(c) June 12.
(d) May 27.

5. What book of Pierre Lecomte du Nouy's did Johnny read shortly before his death?
(a) Human Reward.
(b) Human Destiny.
(c) Afterward Calling.
(d) Ancient Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Johnny's letters to his parents in "A Few More of His Letters," he mentioned doing what exercises daily?

2. In Chapter 5, Johnny's father wrote that when was one of the best days Johnny had since he first became ill?

3. When was Pierre Lecomte du Nouy born?

4. Who told Johnny's family that Johnny was dying in Chapter 5?

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

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

3. What caused Johnny's death in Chapter 5? Where did he die?

4. What interests were revealed in letters from 1939 in "A Few More of His Letters"?

5. What was Johnny reading and studying in his last entries from "The Diary"?

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

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

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

9. Why did Johnny's father tell him an outright lie in Chapter 5?

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

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