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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alan sing as he left to ferry Sarah, Honey, and Benjamin back to the mainland?
(a) Born to Be Wild.
(b) Theme song from Gilligan's Island.
(c) Bridge Over Troubled Water.
(d) Theme song from Fantasy Island.

2. What instrument did Dr. Andy play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Bass.
(c) Violin.
(d) Trumpet.

3. What cartoon character did Cathy compare Alan to the first time she saw him walk to the bathroom?
(a) Popeye.
(b) Lil Abner.
(c) Charlie Brown.
(d) Linus.

4. How far away was the police station from the place where Cathy's car was rear-ended?
(a) 1/2 mile.
(b) 15 blocks.
(c) 3/4 mile.
(d) 8 blocks.

5. In one year in the United states, approximately how many people incur TBI?
(a) 2 to 3 million.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 1.5 to 2 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the rabbi who visited Alan going to move to?

2. What was Sarah's sister's name?

3. What type of flowers did Sarah and her sister bring for Kelly's first visit to see Alan in the United States?

4. Who was the first person Cathy tried to call after her husband's accident?

5. How old did Alan believe he was at one point in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did it mean "going Tenth Floor Gates"?

2. What problems did the Crimmins family have with the owners of the Canadian cabin?

3. Why was Alan practically naked in the ICU?

4. In Chapter 4, what words did Cathy or others have to repeat to Alan over and over again?

5. How did a nurse named Megan encourage Cathy when she found Cathy crying in the lounge?

6. Why did doctors not know if Alan would ever walk again?

7. Why was Alan given a feeding tube?

8. What was Alan's life like before graduate school when he met Cathy?

9. What were some physical, cognitive, and behavior symptoms that might be experienced by someone with a severe brain injury?

10. Describe Cathy's experience spoon-feeding Alan.

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