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

2. During his brief life, Johnny had discovered a new way to liquefy what compound?

3. Where did Johnny's family return after Johnny's graduation in Chapter 5?

4. Johnny Gunther is buried on the second floor of the Mausoleum of what cemetery?

5. When Johnny returned home in Chapter 5, he stayed relatively well for a while, although it was increasingly difficult for him in regard to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "normal teen problems" did Johnny deal with as revealed in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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

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

4. How does John Gunther describe Johnny's emotional state on the Sunday before he died in Chapter 5?

5. What did Johnny write about in 1937 and 1938 in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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

7. What was the goal of Johnny's doctors and family after his graduation in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Johnny go through physically and emotionally as he was given x-ray treatment in New York in the narrative? How difficult was the treatment for Johnny's parents?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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