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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. In Chapter 39, how many times a day did Susannah have to take her medications?

2. In Chapter 35, what word did Susannah hear herself say in a DVD?

3. In Chapter 25, what book did Hannah bring Susannah?

4. What accent did Dr. Janjar have in Chapter 26?

5. In Chapter 34, when did Susannah return to NYU Medical Center for a week of plasma-exchange treatment?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 32, what treatment did Dr. Najjar decide to use for Susannah?

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

3. In Chapter 22, what was found in Susannah's spinal tap and what did that indicate?

4. In Chapter 25, what did Nurse Adeline speculate that Susannah's first seizure might have been?

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

6. In Chapter 31, why did Susannah's father yell at a young doctor?

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

8. In Chapter 37, how did Susannah spend time with her brother James?

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

10. What therapy was recommended for Susannah at the end of Chapter 30 and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Susannah’s relationship with her parents changed during her illness. What type of relationship did Susannah have with her parents before she got sick? How did the illness affect her relationship with each parent?

Essay Topic 2

Although Stephen and Susannah had only been dating for four months before she got sick, he stayed with her the entire time. How was Stephen a support for Susannah during her illness? What did his dedication to her reveal about him and the relationship he had with Susannah?

Essay Topic 3

Susannah wrote the story in Brain on Fire. Why did Susannah write her own story? What did she hope to achieve by writing her story?

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