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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Tunnel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Betty need to have a partial hysterectomy?
(a) Seven pregnancies have taken a toll on her body.
(b) Doctors need to remove a large tumor.
(c) Her insurance won't cover a full hysterectomy.
(d) She needs to avoid future pregnancies.

2. Prior to feeling her body become still and lifeless, Betty experiences:
(a) Dizziness and abdominal pain.
(b) Diminished sensation in her feet.
(c) A rapid heartbeat.
(d) A sinking sensation and a soft buzzing sound.

3. What treatment is Betty about to have as the story opens?
(a) Partial hysterectomy.
(b) Art therapy.
(c) Immune system therapy.
(d) Electric shock treatment.

4. As a child, why does Betty begin to fear God?
(a) The orphanage staff always said God was angry.
(b) Her foster parents taught her to.
(c) Her grandmother was religious but scary.
(d) The boarding school nuns were cruel.

5. This book is about a:
(a) Drug-induced hallucination.
(b) Malpractice suit.
(c) Near-death experience.
(d) Religious conversion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Betty find herself at the hospital as her narration begins?

2. What fills the black mass Betty travels through?

3. Although Betty often approached God in prayer for answers when she was an adolescent, she felt that:

4. What does Betty say about her husband and their children?

5. After going to a few local churches, why do Betty, her husband, and their children stop attending?

(see the answer key)

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