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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 card game was Alan good at that he and Cathy had played frequently with Kelly?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Rummy.
(c) Concentration.
(d) Spades.

2. What color flags were posted to warn tourists to be careful swimming?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

3. How far was Magee from Cathy and Alan's home?
(a) 10 blocks.
(b) 20 blocks.
(c) 15 blocks.
(d) 5 blocks.

4. How many days a week would Bill Gardner come to help organize Alan's home office?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What was Alan drinking that Kelly wanted to drink from, but Alan screamed that she would catch something if she drank from his can?
(a) Sprite.
(b) Mountain Dew.
(c) Coke.
(d) Pepsi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bill Gardner?

2. In children, when does the brain begin to develop self-awareness and judgment?

3. In Chapter 11, what birthday party did Kelly want to plan?

4. How many lawyers had Crystal Manir been able to successfully help return to work?

5. How many hours would Bill Gardner spend each time he came to help organize Alan's home office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, according to the therapists, was Alan in a great position to try reentry into the community?

2. Why did Alan have speech therapy at Magee?

3. What analogy did a neuropsychologist use to describe what happened in a brain after frontal lobe damage?

4. What strange pocket of speech deficits went undiagnosed at Magee?

5. Why did Cathy have Kelly walk to the bus alone for camp after Alan came home?

6. What does Cathy wish she could do for Kelly?

7. How did a neuropsychologist's grandfather lose all his money in the 1930s?

8. What were the holidays like for Alan?

9. What happened when Alan took Kelly and Jen to the movies?

10. Describe Gage before and after his accident.

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