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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. When Cathy and Alan were graduate students, where did they take a summer trip?
(a) Scotland.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) France.

2. Where did Cathy's mother take Cathy, Alan, and Kelly when Kelly was two?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Arizona.

3. How far was the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from where Alan and Cathy first met?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 1 block.
(c) 4 blocks.
(d) 5 miles.

4. How often was Alan poked with sharp little steel rods to test his response to pain stimuli?
(a) Every hour.
(b) Every two hours.
(c) Every 90 minutes.
(d) Every 45 minutes.

5. What was the name of Alan's brother who was an administrator at the University of California?
(a) Barry.
(b) Gary.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Larry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what was the name of Alan's attending internist?

2. What instrument did Dr. Andy play?

3. How many trips had Kelly taken to Disney World with Sarah and her sister?

4. Where was Alan born?

5. What type of car did Cathy drive when she met Alan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Alan practically naked in the ICU?

2. How was the waiting room for the neurological ICU different from the regular ICU?

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

4. What areas of the body are governed by the frontal lobes?

5. What did Cathy see when she got to Alan after his accident?

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

7. How did Cathy meet Alan?

8. How did Kelly enjoy the stay at the lake?

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

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

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