View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the radiologist describe the chance of paralysis?
(a) Good.
(b) Small.
(c) Fifty-fifty.
(d) Certain.

2. What is Reynolds Price's condition at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Going into remission.
(b) Healthy and successful.
(c) Being diagnosed with cancer.
(d) Recovering from a surgery.

3. Where did Marcia Bennett and Reynolds Price move to?
(a) New York.
(b) Maine.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Florida.

4. What was Marcia Bennett's husband doing on his travels?
(a) Research.
(b) Missionary work.
(c) Visiting friends.
(d) Lecturing.

5. What does Price say he began to do more often?
(a) Feel strength returning.
(b) Walk long distances.
(c) Cook.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Price's social circle change as he continued with radiation therapy?

2. What muscles could Reynolds Price no longer control?

3. What pastime could Price no longer enjoy while he was undergoing radiation therapy?

4. What is Dr. Simonton's field?

5. What would they share?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Price's friend from Florida do for him?

2. What does Price say was the good news in his prognosis?

3. What was "The Eel"?

4. What does Price say he did to make his condition more bearable?

5. How did Reynolds Price's health begin to change?

6. What was the first prognosis for Price's condition?

7. Describe Price's stay with Marcia Bennett.

8. What did Price draw on Marcia Bennett's urging?

9. Describe Price's condition when he emerged from surgery.

10. How does Price say his friends and family reacted to his illness?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 552 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample