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

3. How old was Gage when he was injured?

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

5. Where was Bill Gardner an intern?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Alan have speech therapy at Magee?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cathy mentioned a quote from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, "We are not Worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under They Table." Discuss the quote and what it meant to Cathy.

Essay Topic 2

Cathy, Alan, and Kelly had to make adjustments when Alan was moved to Magee. Discuss how Cathy, Kelly, and Alan adjusted to the move to the rehabilitation center.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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