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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. How was Alan when Cathy met him?

2. What instrument did Dr. Andy play?

3. What type of food did Cathy order for Kelly's first night home?

4. How long had Alan and Cathy been together at the time of his accident?

5. How far was the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from where Alan and Cathy first met?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Cathy after she bought groceries in Chapter 6?

3. Why did Cathy say an injured brain was a crap shoot?

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

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

6. Why was being left-handed a factor in Alan's recovery?

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

8. What type of a relationship did Kelly have with Sarah and Joanne Babaian?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were times when Alan acted out completely free of inhibition. Discuss being uninhibited and how Alan acted because of his lack of inhibition.

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

Cathy mentioned how she missed the old Alan. Discuss the old and the new Alan and why Cathy felt like she had a new husband.

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