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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumor in humans?
2. Who was particularly good at helping Johnny keep his spirits up by bringing him gifts and reading to him in Chapter 3?
3. In Chapter 3, although Johnny's strength was better, the bump began to get worse, becoming two bumps and then what?
4. Where did John Gunther attend college?
5. What book did John Gunther publish in 1944?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were Johnny's parents informed after his first operation in Chapter 1? How did Johnny recover from the surgery?
2. What was Johnny's condition like when he entered Dr. Gerson's Nursing Home in Chapter 3? How was his recovery there?
3. What did Johnny's family know about his condition in Chapter 4? Who helped him with his physical activity?
4. What concerns preoccupied Johnny following his first operation in Chapter 1?
5. What events had led up to Johnny's diagnosis in Chapter 1?
6. How does the author describe Johnny in the Foreword? What qualities did Johnny exhibit?
7. What happened when Johnny's doctors attempted hormone treatment in Chapter 4?
8. What led to Johnny's not returning to school in Chapter 3? How did he respond?
9. How does the author describe the autumn of 1946 in Chapter 3?
10. What interests did Johnny develop as he grew older, according to the author in the Foreword?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was Johnny's relationship with his mother like? How long had John and Frances been divorced and how amicable was their split?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and analyze Johnny's relationship with his father at a young age. How did Johnny feel about his father's work?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss amnesia in brain cancer patients and the symptoms exhibited by Johnny in January and February of 1947. How was Johnny's cancer affecting his motor abilities at this point?
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