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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. What instrument had Cathy played as a kid?

2. What was the name of Cathy's cat that was hit by a car?

3. Whom did Cathy make temporary guardian of Kelly while Alan was in a coma?

4. What did Kelly give her dad before she went back to the States?

5. What color was Alan's logbook?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did a cattle farmer's daughter sustain a brain injury?

4. How was Alan injured?

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

6. What did Cathy think when a guy who had been injured in a motorcycle accident talked to Alan before they left for a Phillies game?

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

8. Why didn't Cathy and Alan ever move from Philadelphia?

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

10. Why did Alan have a logbook that went everywhere with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fatigue was a major problem for Alan. Discuss fatigue as a symptom of brain injury and how fatigue affected Alan.

Essay Topic 2

Cathy had to arrange to have Alan brought back to the United States by air ambulance. Discuss the problems that Cathy had getting Alan transported back to the United States.

Essay Topic 3

There were times when Alan's behavior seem toddler-like or baby-like. Discuss why Alan reminded Cathy of a toddler or a baby at times.

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