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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. Johnny underwent x-ray treatment until what date, when they stopped the treatment because of the danger of killing off tissue and causing white blood cells to deteriorate, in Chapter 2?

2. Who was particularly good at helping Johnny keep his spirits up by bringing him gifts and reading to him in Chapter 3?

3. What refers to the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing?

4. What word means quiet, inactive, or dormant?

5. When Johnny's first surgery was over, his parents were informed that the tumor was the size of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When were Johnny's parents informed that he might have a brain tumor? What did they do upon hearing the news?

2. What information did Johnny's family receive after his surgery in Chapter 4? How did Johnny recover from the operation?

3. What interests drew Johnny as a young boy, according to the author in the Foreword?

4. How were Johnny's Christmas and Spring visits home described in Chapter 1?

5. What were Johnny's parents informed after his first operation in Chapter 1? How did Johnny recover from the surgery?

6. What led the doctors to disagreements about Johnny's treatment options in Chapter 3?

7. Where did Johnny stay after leaving the Neurological Institute in Chapter 2? Why?

8. What concerns preoccupied Johnny following his first operation in Chapter 1?

9. How did Johnny's family react to the conflict between doctors in Chapter 3? What compromise was met?

10. How does the author describe Johnny in the Foreword? What qualities did Johnny exhibit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the study of neurology and discuss the events which led to Johnny's diagnosis in the narrative. What symptoms did Johnny exhibit?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the qualities of Johnny's character as narrated in the book. What virtuous acts was Johnny capable of? How did Johnny's character influence those around him?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Johnny's first operation. How common was this type of brain surgery during the 1940s? How successful was the treatment?

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