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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 much could reentry counseling have cost?

2. How long was Alan supposed to be in rehabilitation at Magee?

3. During Cathy's training to help Alan, what street did the physical therapist have Cathy and Alan walk for a few blocks?

4. How many hours would Bill Gardner spend each time he came to help organize Alan's home office?

5. What color flags were posted to warn tourists to be careful swimming?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Cathy have Kelly walk to the bus alone for camp after Alan came home?

3. Why did Alan have speech therapy at Magee?

4. Why did Cathy have a terrible time during her birthday dinner?

5. How did Alan react to the stress of traveling to Mexico?

6. What was cognitive fatigue?

7. How did Alan do when the occupational therapist had him go to the second-floor cafeteria and back again on his own?

8. In Chapter 9, what would frequently happen if Cathy left Kelly with Alan?

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

10. What does Cathy wish she could do for Kelly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the accident, Alan would tell stories that were obviously not true. The objective of this lesson is to discuss confabulation and how and why brain-injured people used confabulation.

Essay Topic 2

Fatigue was a major problem for Alan. Discuss fatigue as a symptom of brain injury and how fatigue affected Alan.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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