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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poet did Price NOT hear from?
(a) Stephen Spender.
(b) John Updike.
(c) Raymond Carver.
(d) Phillip Roth.

2. What was Price able to move when he emerged from surgery?
(a) His toes.
(b) His fingers.
(c) His ankles.
(d) His legs.

3. Which condition is NOT emblematic of Cushing's disease?
(a) Huge appetite.
(b) Baldness.
(c) Terrible mood swings.
(d) Oddly swollen face.

4. What did the radiation oncologist tell Reynolds Price after his radiation therapy was done?
(a) That the diagnosis had been in error.
(b) That he had all the radiation he could have in a lifetime.
(c) That they would start again in a year.
(d) That they would start again in six months.

5. What was Price's condition as the anesthesia wore off?
(a) Delusional.
(b) Groggy.
(c) Diabetic.
(d) Incoherent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Price's body fail to do when his brain told him to do it?

2. Who is Diana Betz?

3. Who is Jeff Anderson?

4. What did Price feel about the work ahead of him?

5. What was the cause of Price's problems?

(see the answer key)

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