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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Price characterize the four years of illness?
(a) The first introduction to suffering.
(b) The only experience of his life.
(c) The only disruption of his life.
(d) The first taste of death.

2. How did Price's social circle change as he continued with radiation therapy?
(a) People avoided him as his moods deteriorated.
(b) People from church flocked to him.
(c) Only his close family continued to visit.
(d) His friends abandoned him as his condition worsened.

3. What was the title of the work Price created in homage to his tumor?
(a) The Octopus.
(b) The Vampire.
(c) The Eel.
(d) The Exhaustion.

4. How did Reynolds Price injure himself?
(a) He toppled over in his wheelchair.
(b) He hit his head.
(c) He fell in the bathroom.
(d) He cut himself.

5. Who is Daniel Voll?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A physician.
(d) A Duke grad student.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strength does Price say he gained as a result of physical therapy?

2. What is Dr. Simonton's field?

3. What kind of doctor was going to perform surgery on Price?

4. What had the surgeon discovered?

5. What did Reynolds Price begin to feel after the anesthesia wore off?

(see the answer key)

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