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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 type of car did Cathy drive when she met Alan?

2. How far from Canada was the rabbi traveling when he moved?

3. What hours was Alan in session at Magee?

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

5. How many weeks before the Canadian vacation did Alan and Cathy attend a big wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. Why was Alan given a feeding tube?

6. How did Cathy meet Alan?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When it came time for Alan to consider going back to work, Cathy had to find a community reentry program for him. Discuss community reentry and why Alan seemed to be a good candidate for reentry.

Essay Topic 2

Alan was given various treatments to allow his brain to heal as much as possible. Discuss some of the treatments Alan was given and why those treatments were chosen.

Essay Topic 3

Cathy mentioned that she was familiar with steep learning curves, but that learning everything she needed to know about closed head injury was the steepest curve she was ever thrown. Discuss what Cathy had to learn to understand and deal with Alan's injury.

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