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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 was a teacher who drove down from Deerfield to spend a day with Johnny while he was ill?
(a) Mr. Montgomery.
(b) Mr. Hall.
(c) Mr. Jackson.
(d) Mr. Boyden.

2. 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 12.
(b) June 27.
(c) May 27.
(d) June 4.

3. Johnny was how old when he wrote about going to an observatory and asked his father to send him his chemistry books?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

4. On what date was Johnny so tired he could barely get out of the bathtub in Chapter 5?
(a) June 24.
(b) June 4.
(c) June 30.
(d) July 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Johnny's body was clumsy and wouldn't open properly when he returned home in Chapter 5?

2. Johnny wrote to his parents that he had identified how many alloys or metals in "A Few More of His Letters"?

3. On what date did Johnny have another bout of amnesia and began to have problems regulating his temperature in Chapter 5?

4. What happened to the lump on Johnny's head during the two weeks after the surgery in the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. What was John Gunther's first novel titled?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who encouraged Johnny to keep a diary in "The Diary"? What is revealed in his diary?

2. What thoughts and themes are revealed in "A Word From Frances"?

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

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

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

6. What did Johnny write about his medical treatments in "The Diary"?

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

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

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

10. What interests did Johnny write about in his letters from age thirteen to fifteen in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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