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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. Where did Cathy throw a surprise party for Alan's forty-fifth birthday?

2. How much could reentry counseling have cost?

3. For how many hours was Alan allowed to go home the first time?

4. What movie did Alan and Cathy go to see after his graduation from the day hospital?

5. Where was Gage's brain stored after his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Alan consider very stupid about the day hospital?

2. What happened when Alan took Kelly and Jen to the movies?

3. What were the holidays like for Alan?

4. Why was a will chosen for Alan's first work-related job?

5. What was Cathy's routine with Alan the first weeks he was home?

6. Why did Cathy decide not to have Alan go through Moss Rehabilitation for his reentry?

7. Why did Alan respond differently to Asher Kemp, his recreational therapist, than to his other therapists?

8. Why was TBI labeled the "hidden disability"?

9. What types of things did Colleen, the physical therapist, have Cathy do with Alan during Cathy's training?

10. How was Phineas Gage injured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alan kicked Kelly in a movie theater when she made him angry. Discuss how Alan treated Kelly.

Essay Topic 2

When Alan was moved to the neurological intensive care unit, Cathy noticed the differences in the two ICUs. Compare and contrast the regular ICU and the neurological intensive care unit.

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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