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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 was Kelly the first time Alan went home?

2. What magazine did Alan try to read but had trouble understanding?

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

4. How old was Alan's nephew when they went to visit Alan's brother and family a year after the accident?

5. Alan's new roommate was called Big Al. How old was big Al's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Bill Gardner.

9. What strange pocket of speech deficits went undiagnosed at Magee?

10. Why did Alan have speech therapy at Magee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cathy mentioned how she missed the old Alan. Discuss the old and the new Alan and why Cathy felt like she had a new husband.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss speech deficits of a person with TBI and the speech deficits that Alan had.

Essay Topic 3

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

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