2. Who wrote a letter to Johnny's family after his death saying, "for such there must be an immortality which we who tinker at the body may guess at but not understand"?

3. What is the field of physics that is primarily concerned with the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus and the processes by which these arrangements change?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who encouraged Johnny to keep a diary in "The Diary"? What is revealed in his diary?

4. What led to Johnny's father calling Frances on June 27 in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

8. What caused Johnny's death in Chapter 5? Where did he die?

9. How was Johnny's illness and the progression of his illness unusual for the type of cancer that he had?

10. How did Johnny's letters in "A Few More of His Letters" reveal his love of education?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the world events which took place during Johnny's childhood. How exposed was Johnny to the events of World War II and what impact did they have on him?