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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. At the wedding in Chapter 38, what dance did Susannah dance with Stephen?

2. In Chapter 40, when were controversial lobotomy surgeries practiced?

3. In Chapter 32, how long did it take a dermatologist to conduct a full-body skin exam of Susannah to check for melanoma?

4. In Chapter 33, what type of trees shaded the front door of Rhona's home?

5. In Chapter 24, where was James going to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 29, what disease were doctors assuming that Susannah would be diagnosed with?

2. In Chapter 31 when Susannah was diagnosed with NMDA, what did Dr. Russo say about recovery?

3. In Chapter 27, what treatment did Dr. Najjar suggest that worried Susannah and her family?

4. At the end of Chapter 39, what mistake did Susannah make?

5. In Chapter 40, what would Stephen and Susanna do at her father's house when they would spend the night?

6. What was the test that Dr. Najjar had Susannah try in Chapter 26 and what were the results?

7. In Chapter 32, how did the plasma-exchange process that Susannah received originate?

8. At the end of Chapter 22, what did Susannah become obsessed with doing?

9. In Chapter 38, what did Susannah dance with Stephen at a wedding and how were her thoughts about the dance in contrast to reality?

10. What was Allen's opinion of Stephen in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Susannah’s father saw her filthy apartment in Chapter 4, Susannah compared her apartment to her life. How was the apartment a metaphor? What did it symbolize about Susannah’s life?

Essay Topic 2

Susannah sometimes felt guilty that she had survived and others did not. Why did Susannah feel guilty for surviving?

Essay Topic 3

Susannah wrote an article for the Post about her illness. What influence did her article have on others? How did it help family and patients?

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