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

2. Where was Bill Gardner studying?

3. In Chapter 12, where did Cathy, Alan, and Kelly decide to take a trip?

4. For how many years had Crystal Mangir worked for OVR?

5. What year was Phineas Gage injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gage before and after his accident.

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

3. Describe Bill Gardner.

4. What analogy did a neuropsychologist use to describe what happened in a brain after frontal lobe damage?

5. Why, according to the therapists, was Alan in a great position to try reentry into the community?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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