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

2. What type of vehicle did Cathy and Alan drive to Canada?

3. What did Cathy pull out of the laundry on the boat to wear over her bathing suit?

4. What instrument had Cathy played as a kid?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the history behind the Glinda the Good Witch figurine that Alan's sister gave Alan?

2. Why was Alan given a feeding tube?

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

4. What was Alan's schedule at Magee?

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

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

7. Why was Alan practically naked in the ICU?

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

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

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

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

"The Mango Princess" is about injuries Alan suffered that injured him badly. Discuss Alan's accident and injuries.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss reduplicative paramnesia and how it affected Alan and other TBI sufferers.

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