Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir Test | Final Test - Hard

John Gunther
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir Test | Final Test - Hard

John Gunther
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 "Aftermath," the author reprints how many letters from doctors who expressed their sympathies and regret for the unfulfilled promise Johnny had?

2. Johnny's mother was of what religion?

3. Johnny was how old when he wrote about going to an observatory and asked his father to send him his chemistry books?

4. In what state was Johnny when he died in the hospital?

5. When was a TV movie made based on the narrative from "Death Be Not Proud"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did the surgeons tell Johnny's family would be helpful for the medical community in "Aftermath"?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze Johnny's relationship with his father at a young age. How did Johnny feel about his father's work?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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