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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. What did Patrick Louge teach Price?

2. How long after biofeedback and hypnosis was Price pain-free?

3. What was different about Daniel Voll's visit, when he returned to see Price?

4. What does Price say accompanied his pains, now?

5. What was Price's original opinion of biofeedback?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the new demon Price experienced after his second surgery?

2. What professional triumphs did Price enjoy in the winter of 1987?

3. Describe Price's experience with hypnosis as a treatment.

4. What prognosis doe Dr. Shuping give Price?

5. How did Price's community react to his being housebound?

6. Describe Price's first trip after physical therapy.

7. What does Price say about the pain he felt after falling from his wheelchair?

8. What was Price's prognosis after falling from his wheelchair?

9. How did Price's condition change after Christmas 1985?

10. Describe the story Price told when he was commissioned by Hendrix College.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Price's dream of Jesus in Lake Kinnareth? How does Price use this image and the stories that are related to it in his own account? What resonance does the image of Jesus at Lake Kinnareth, and the Bible stories associated with that lake, have with the events Price describes in Whole New Life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Price's family and community as they are described in the book. How close are they? What are their core beliefs? How did Price fit in with them? Well, or badly? Using examples from the text, describe Price's relationship with the people who were close to him when he became sick.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of surgery and biofeedback and hypnosis. How are they similar? How are they different? Why was hypnosis so effective for treating his pain? Why did it take so long for Price to try it?

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