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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 model year was the car that Cathy drove?

2. How many trips had Kelly taken to Disney World with Sarah and her sister?

3. What was the name of the lake where the Crimmins family went?

4. How much taller was Cathy than Alan?

5. What type of car did Cathy drive when she met Alan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the waiting room for the neurological ICU different from the regular ICU?

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

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

4. What was Alan's schedule at Magee?

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

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

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

8. Why was Alan given a feeding tube?

9. How did a nurse named Megan encourage Cathy when she found Cathy crying in the lounge?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cathy described their vacation to Canada as the "Vacation from Hell." Discuss why the vacation was not the relaxing time the family had envisioned.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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