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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. In "The Diary", the author explains that Johnny kept a diary at whose suggestion?

2. What caused Johnny's death?

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

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

5. Based on Johnny's letters in "A Few More of His Letters," Johnny's parents were where in 1937 and 1938?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Johnny write to his mother about when he was sixteen in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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

3. What did Johnny write to this father when he was sixteen in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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

5. When was the first letter written in "A Few More of His Letters"? What perspective do the letters lend?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the interests of Johnny Gunther as revealed in the book's Foreword. What inspired Johnny's interest in music and the sciences?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Johnny's ambitions in education in the narrative. Why did Johnny hope to attend Harvard? How successful was Johnny at Deerfield Academy?

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