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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's mother was of what religion?

2. How old was Johnny when he enjoyed taking chemistry and was making models of atoms in "A Few More of His Letters"?

3. What was the common name given to an administrative history written by physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth about the Allied World War II effort to develop the atomic bomb?

4. What was John Gunther's first novel titled?

5. What provides a theoretical framework for constructing quantum mechanical models of systems classically parametrized by an infinite number of dynamical degrees of freedom?

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 interests were revealed in letters from 1939 in "A Few More of His Letters"?

3. Why did Johnny's father tell him an outright lie in Chapter 5?

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

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

6. What problems with motor skills did Johnny have after leaving the hospital on May 15 in Chapter 5?

7. What did Johnny write to this father when he was sixteen 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. How did Johnny feel about his illness during his hospitalization in June 12 in Chapter 5?

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

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

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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