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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. The first operation Johnny underwent took how long in Chapter 1?

3. What is the most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumor in humans?

4. When Johnny left the Neurological Institute, he had to stay in an apartment where in Chapter 2?

5. Where did John Gunther grow up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe the autumn of 1946 in Chapter 3?

4. What did Johnny's family know about his condition in Chapter 4? Who helped him with his physical activity?

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

6. Where was Johnny Gunther born and raised? When did his family move to the United States?

7. What was controversial about Dr. Gerson's form of treatment, as discussed in Chapter 3? How did Johnny feel about it?

8. Who helped arrange a meeting between Johnny and Mary in Chapter 4? How was Johnny's health during this time?

9. What interactions with others did Johnny have while at Dr. Gerson's Nursing Home in Chapter 3?

10. When was Johnny first sent to the infirmary in Chapter 1? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of radiation treatment for cancer. Who originated this method of treatment and when?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Identify and analyze the narrative style of the book and the examples of foreshadowing presented in Chapter 1. In what tense and person is the book written?

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